Kruševo is a mountain town. Situated at an altitude of 1,350 metres (4,430 ft), Kruševo is the highest town in the Republic of Macedonia. Kruševo is known for its 19th century domestic architecture. The town has old and more recent houses built in the style of old Macedonian architecture.Kruševo is a living museum, famous for its traditional architecture, cultural sites, and legacy as the site of the great 1903 Ilinden uprising against Ottoman domination. The rebellion failed, but its memory is cherished in Macedonia even today, as a symbol of the national struggle for freedom and democracy; while it lasted only 10 days, the Kruševo Republic of revolutionary leader Nikola Karev represented a desire for self-rule under a modern European political system. Today an enormous monument on the hill above Kruševo marks the elusive dream of the Ilinden revolutionaries.In 19th century Krushevo grow as commercial center with connections not only in Macedonia. Local merchants such as office of Nitsiotas brothers and five other companies were active in Vienna.[1] In 60-s of the 19th century a Bulgarian municipality and Bulgarian school were established the city.[2] Subsequently, Bulgarian girls school was opened[3] and it operated simultaneously with the Greek schools in the town. A Romanian school started functioning in Krushevo in 1876.[4]
During the Ilinden Uprising in 1903 the rebels proclaimed a short lived Kruševo Republic. Having suppressed the uprising the city was almost completely destroyed by the Ottoman army.The republic known as Kruševska republika was established here in 1903 during the Ilinden insurrection. One of the most important points in the Ilinden uprising was the declaration of the "Manifesto of Kruševo". It called for all the people of Macedonia regardless of their nationality and religion to fight together against the Ottoman Empire and live peacefully in a free country of Macedonia
