Prilepnica

Prilepnica

Prilepnica (in Serbian; Прилепница) or Përlepnica (in Albanian) is a village in the Kosovo Pomoravlje region of eastern Kosovo. The village is situated by the old mountainous road leading up to Novo Brdo, some 7 km from Gjilan.

History

The village was inhabited in the Middle Ages by Albanians.[1] There are ruins of an old church.[2] Prince Lazar of Serbia (r. 1373–1389) was born in Prilepac near Boževce, which according to tradition was Prilepnica.[3] The village was mentioned in the Ottoman defter of 1455 of the Vlk Vilayet, encompassing most of Vuk Branković's former territory. At that time the village was populated exclusively by Albanians, living in 50 households.[4]

During the Kosovo War, on 6 April l999, Yugoslav forces entered the village and ordered the population to leave, in order to set up mines. On 13 April, they were again asked to evacuate, and the next day, houses were set on fire.[5] A Serb was murdered on the Prilepnica road on 28 August.[6]

Some old walls were found at the time a dam was built, but archaeologists have not yet studied the site. In old houses and during construction of new houses, items such as ancient bottles and swords are often found. Although the objects remain unidentified, some have been kept as possibly valuable.[7]

Anthropology

Albanian families include: Kalaushi, Shabani, Muja, Zubaku, Hima, Syla, Tefiqi, Dankaj, Emini, Rexhepi, and others. These families settled from the Sanjak of Niš during and after the Serbian–Ottoman War (1876–78).[8]

References

  1. ↑ Hamid Hadžibegić, Adem Handžić and Ešref Kovačević (1972). Oblast Brankovića – Opširni katastarski popis iz 1455. Sarajevo, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia: Orijentalni institut Sarajevo.
  2. ↑ Gojko Subotić (1998). Art of Kosovo: the sacred land. Monacelli Press. p. 248. ISBN 978-1-58093-006-2.
  3. ↑ Mirjana Đekić (1989). Srpska narodna nošnja Kosova: Gnjilane. Kulturno-prosvjetni sabor Hrvatske. p. 41.
  4. ↑ Hamid Hadžibegić, Adem Handžić and Ešref Kovačević (1972). Oblast Brankovića – Opširni katastarski popis iz 1455. Sarajevo, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia: Orijentalni institut Sarajevo.
  5. ↑ United Nations Publications (2002). Yearbook of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (F). United Nations Publications. pp. 107–. ISBN 978-92-1-156706-9.
  6. ↑ Zoran Andjelković; Center for Peace and Tolerance (2000). Days of terror: in the presence of the international forces. Center for peace and tolerance. p. 225.
  7. ↑ ^Hamid Hadžibegić, Adem Handžić and Ešref Kovačević (1972). Oblast Brankovića – Opširni katastarski popis iz 1455. Sarajevo, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia: Orijentalni institut Sarajevo
  8. ↑ Dr.Jusuf Osmani, Vendbanimet e Kosovës 6,Gjilani. page 148. Libri Shkollor, ISBN 9951-8547-5-3, Prishtinë 2004

Bibliography

Coordinates: 42°30′N 21°31′E / 42.500°N 21.517°E / 42.500; 21.517

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