Poljane, Istok

Poljane or Polanë (Albanian: Polanë, Polana; Serbian: пољае) is a village/settlement in the Istok municipality of Kosovo.[1]

36 Serb families lived in the village of Poljane before the 1999 war. In the war, the Serbs got displaced and in the subsequent decade their land got usurped.[2] The forests there have also been burned.[3]

On June 3, 2010, eight Serbs returned after 11 years.[4]

Population

Ethnic Composition
Year Serbs  % Albanians  % others  % Total
1961 327 95.34% 16 4.66% 0 0.00%343
1971 331 93.24% 21 5.92% 3 0.86%355
1981 276 93.56% 19 6.44% 0 0.00%295
1991 132 99.25% 0 0.00% 1 0.75%133

References

Coordinates: 42°43′15″N 20°36′32″E / 42.7208°N 20.6089°E / 42.7208; 20.6089

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