In World War II, 71 people were killed by the Yugoslav Partisans.

[3] In 1917, Isen Hasani and Kadri Azemi fought against the Serbian Army in Skopska Crna Gora, where they were eventually killed.

[4] From 1940 to 1945, Dobroste was headquarters of one of the Balli Kombetar units in the northwest of Macedonia.

The most notable of these Ballists were Isen Rustemi and Halil Ivaja, as well as Ramadan Ramadani, Mete Azizi, Brahim Halimi, Llokman Lutfiu, and Hafez Jusuf Azemi[2][5][6] Coordinates: 42° 6′ 12″ N, 21° 4′ 40″ E, Elevation: 494 meters Population: Approximately 2,649 As of the 2021 census, Dobrošte had 2,649 residents with the following ethnic composition:[7] According to the 2002 census, the village had a population of 3,549.

[8] Ethnic groups in the village include:[8] In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Dobrošte was inhabited by 220 Orthodox Bulgarians and 196 Muslim Albanians.