Bistrica e Shalës, Kosovo
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Šaljska Bistrica
Bistrica e Shalës | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Country | Kosovo |
| District | Mitrovica District |
| Municipality | Leposavić |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 100−200 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | +383 |
Šaljska Bistrica (Serbian Cyrillic: Шаљска Бистрица, Albanian: Bistrica e Shalës) is a village in the Leposavić municipality in northern Kosovo.
Name
In 1986, the secondary name of Šaljska Bistrica was the Albanianized version "Bistrica e Shalës".[1]
Geography
The village is located 12 km southeast from Leposavić, below the Kopaonik.[2]
History
The village of Bistrica (Бистрица) was mentioned in the 1455 Ottoman defter (tax registry).[2] Serbs were the majority population up until the mid-19th century, when Albanians expelled them and had their Orthodox church destroyed.[2] The toponym Crkvište is used for the area of the church ruins.[2][3]
Demographics
The village is inhabited by an ethnic Albanian majority.
References
- ^ Hashim Islami (1986). Arhivski fondovi i zbirke u arhivima i arhivskim odeljenjima u SFRJ: SAP Kosovo. Vol. 9. Savez arhivskih radnika Jugoslavije. p. 135.
- ^ a b c d Kalezić 2002, p. 197.
- ^ Gojko Subotić (1998). Art of Kosovo: the sacred land. Monacelli Press. p. 241. ISBN 978-1-58093-006-2.
Sources
- Kalezić, Dimitrije M. (2002). A - Z. Savremena administracija. p. 197.
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External links
- http://kossev.info/strana/arhiva/veterani_ovk_grade_elektranu_u_opstini_leposavic/3609
- http://www.info-ks.net/clanak/49714/tezak-zivot-mjestana-saljske-bistrica
- http://www.novosti.rs/vesti/srbija.73.html:531446-Leposavic-Drenicani-mute-Bistricu
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