Mogila

For other uses, see Mogila (disambiguation).

Mogila Моглиа
—  Village  —
Mogila Location within Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°6′29″N 21°22′42″E / 41.10806°N 21.37833°E / 41.10806; 21.37833Coordinates: 41°6′29″N 21°22′42″E / 41.10806°N 21.37833°E / 41.10806; 21.37833
Country	Macedonia
Statistical Region	Pelagonia
Municipality	Mogila municipality
Government
- Mayor
Highest elevation	582 m (1,909 ft)
Population (2002)
- Total	1,526
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code
Car plates	BT

Mogila (Macedonian: Могила) is a village in the south of the Republic of Macedonia. It is a seat of the Mogila municipality. The village is located in Pelagonia, north-east of the city of Bitola. It has been said that the name derives from the Ancient Macedonian "Mogila" which means graveyard.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, all but one of Mogila's 1,526 residents were Macedonian.

	Number	%
TOTAL	1,526	100.00
Macedonians	1,525	99.93
Others	1	00.07

History

In the 19th century Ottoman Macedonia, Mogila was known as a village in the district of Bitola with a large population of "Komiti" or Macedonian freedom fighters. In 1900, Mogila had 850 residents.

In the late 19th century and early 20th century the village became involved in the struggle of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization against Ottoman rule. On May 8, 1903, the home of local revolutionary Nikola Meshkov, a member of Parashkev Tsvetkov's band, was raided by Ottoman forces, and in the ensuing battle three men and two women were killed^[1].

Notable residents

• Dimče Sarvanov, (1879 - 1907) - IMRO revolutionary

External links

• Municipality of Mogila (Macedonian)

References

1. ^ Liberation struggle of Bulgarians in Macedonia and Odrinsko 1902-1904. Дипломатически документи, София 1978, с. 184-185 Diplomatic documents, Sofia 1978, pp 184-185