Podgrađe, Gnjilane

Podgrađe (Serbian: Подграђе; Albanian: Pogragjë) is a village in municipality of Gnjilane in Kosovo.

Geography

Village is situated on the right bank of river Binačka Morava, at the southeast end of Binačko Pomoravlje.

History

Village is mentioned for the first time in 1395, in a charter by which Princess Milica of Serbia donates it to Agiou Panteleimonos monastery at Mount Athos.

Demography

The village has dominant Albanian ethnic majority.

References

Coordinates: 42°25′45″N 21°34′58″E / 42.42917°N 21.58278°E / 42.42917; 21.58278

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