Drsnik, Kosovo

Drsnik
Dërsnik
Drsnik

Location in Kosovo

Coordinates: 42°36′22″N 20°36′03″E / 42.60611°N 20.60083°E / 42.60611; 20.60083
Country Kosovo
District District of Peć
Population (2011)
  Total 1,770
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 32000
Area code(s) +381
Car plates 03

Drsnik (Serbian: Дрсник) or Dërsnik (Albanian: Dërsnik or Dërsniku) is a settlement in the Klina municipality of Kosovo.[1] During Early Middle Ages, Porphyrogenitus mentions the urban center of Desstinik.[2] There are very important archeological discoveries of Roman period made in August 2013.[3]

Dërsnik had a Serbian majority. In June 1999 the Serbian population fled due to war. Serbs returned to the village after five years, on June 2005.[4] The church of St. Paraskeva, which dates back to the 16th century, was completely torched inside in June 1999 and is undergoing complete renewal and restoration of the surviving frescoes.[4]

The Serbian media reports that several homes have been burned in 2009.[5]

Population

In the 2011 census, the population was 1770.[6]

Previous census figures may not have been accurate. Data for 1991 may not reflect the correct number of Albanians that year, as they largely boycotted that census.

Ethnic Composition
Year Serbs  % Albanians  % others  % Total
1961 900 78.13% 222 19.27% 30 2.60%1152
1971 837 70.16% 337 28.25% 19 1.59%1193
1981 709 71.91% 242 24.54% 35 3.55%986
1991 590 95.78% 12 1.95% 14 2.27%616
2011 10 0,56% 1751 98.9% 9 0.54% 1770

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