Tresonche – a village in the Municipality of Mavrovo and Rostushe, in the area of Mala Reka. The village is located on the Tresoneche River, which springs near the village. An asphalt road leads to the village of Tresonche, which branches off from the locality of Boškov Most from the regional road Debar – Mavrovo and continues along the course of Mala Reka region. The road to the village of Tresonche branches off from this road and, in addition to it, also leads to the villages of Rosoki and Selce. It is located in the heart of the mountain Bistra, in western Macedonia, and is spread along the left and right sides of the Tresoneche River, which springs in the immediate vicinity of the village. It is 22 kilometers east of the city of Debar.
Tresonche is surrounded by the Brzovec and Peshkopeja peaks on the north side, Shkrka (Dajdovec) on the east and the hills that start with Dumostol and end with Sokolica rock on the south. To the south of Tresonche is the village of Lazaropole.
The climate in the valley of Tresoneche Reka is continental, and in the higher places it is mountainous, i.e. alpine, which is characterized by heavy snowfall.
Tresonce is one of the oldest villages in Macedonia. Its first name was Staro Selo. It is mentioned for the first time in a census from 1467, and a little later in Tahrir defter no. 4 from 1474 – 1476, where it is mentioned as a Dervenji village. The first preserved records of the village originate after the Ottoman Empire was established on the territory of Macedonia. The probability that the village existed even before that is quite high, but due to the fighting that took place at that time in Bistra between the Ottomans and their opponents, the temporary displacement of the population from the region of Radika contributed. According to studies, it is believed that in the distant past the region of Mala Reka was inhabited by herders – Vlachs, who lived in temporary summer huts and used the rich pastures of Bistra. According to the findings of the Serbian scientist and ethnologist, Jovan Cviić, who worked at the beginning of the 20th century, with the arrival of the Slavic tribes in that area, the Vlachs became Slavized.
In addition, Tresonche, together with other villages in the area, is part of an area inhabited by Mijaks, and the first written interpretation of the meaning of the word “Mijak” was given by the Galician Gjorđija Pulevski (1817 – 1893). He explains in his book “Slavic – Macedonian general history” that “the word MIJAK means – bright mind, hora brightumni and other Mijaci = Macedonians…”. Pulevski connects the origin of the Mijaks with the ancient Macedonians and believes that “the Mijaks were the guards of Alexander the Great, and the Brsjaks were his swift army”.
According to the original records, in 1467 there were three Christian houses in Tresonche. The stories of the old and found records in the Turkish notebooks testify that there were up to 300 houses in Tresonche over the centuries.
The first school in the village was built in 1852, but for years before that, the education of the inhabitants was carried out in the village church or in the monastery “St. Jovan Bigorski”.
Alilica – a cave in Macedonia on Mount Bistra in the immediate vicinity of the village of Tresonche. The cave is located in a difficult-to-access area, in a precipice between the Bistra and Stogovo mountains, immediately on the right side of the Tresonche River, on the southern slope of Bistra known as Brzovec. From the village of Tresonche, the cave is 4 kilometers away in an eastern direction. The cave consists of 2 caves, Gorna and Dolna Alilitsa, connected by a steep channel.
There are several legends about the cave and the origin of its name.
According to the first tradition, it used to be a shepherd named Alil, who looked after his sheeps in the Gumence area. The sheep from there wintered in Thessaloniki, by the river Galik, and the sheep stayed in Gumence. But Alil proved to be a great thief, so he stole the lambs that remained in the mountain. He slaughtered them one by one and let them go to Tresonche along the river, where his sister met them. The herdsmen noticed him, so they also beat him and threw him into the cave, which was later called Alilitsa.
According to the second tradition, in the old days there was a certain Alil Pasha. One day he was returning from collecting arach (tax), but near the cave he was attacked by thiefs. He hid the money in the cave, so according to some accounts he later returned and took it, and according to others, the treasure is still somewhere in the cave?!
According to the third legend, there was a girl named Lila who disappeared. The villagers went to look for her and shouted: “Ooo, Lilice, aaa Lilice, a-lilice, Alilice!!!” It is not known if anyone ever found Lilica.
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Round tour: Village Tresonche – Peak Shkrka – Alilica Cave – Sin Vir Waterfall – Tresonche Waterfall – Village Tresonche (23 km.)
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