Prilepnica

Prilepnica (Serbian Cyrillic: Прилепница) or Përlepnica (Albanian: Përlepnicë), 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.

For medieval fortress, see Prilepnica (fortress).
Përlepnicë
Village
Përlepnicë
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Përlepnicë is located in Kosovo
Përlepnicë
Përlepnicë
Location in Kosovo
Coordinates: 42°30′46.01″N 21°31′9.01″E
Location Kosovo
DistrictGjilan
MunicipalityGjilan
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,944[1]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Etymology

The etymology of Prilepnica / Përlepnica may come from the same origin as the etymology of Prilep a town today in North Macedonia. As we can see, the place names are very similar, with the same word Prilep present in both. In the Albanian language also the word Përlep appears in both; the name Prilep means “stuck” on the rocks in Old Church Slavonic. This is in reference to an old fortress that was attached to the rocky hilltop. This can be in reference to Prilepac a Serbian medieval fortress near Novo Brdo which is by Prilepnica.

History

The village was inhabited in the Middle Ages.[2] There are ruins of an old church.[3] Prince Lazar of Serbia (r. 1373–1389) was born in Prilepac near Boževce, which according to tradition was Prilepnica.[4] The village was mentioned in the Ottoman defter of 1455 of the Vlk Vilayet (Vilayet of Vuk), encompassing most of Vuk Branković's former territory. At that time the village was populated exclusively by Serbs, on the forehead with priest, living in 62 households.[5]

The village is mentioned under the name Prilěpnica (Cyrillic: Прилѣпница).

During the Kosovo War, on 6 April 1999, 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.[6] A Serb was murdered on the Prilepnica road on 28 August.[7]

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.[8]

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–Making those families known as Muhaxhirs, while native families include the Bajrami, Abazi and Daku for example, along with many others. Mirlind Daku comes from the Daku family of the village. Lutfi Haziri has a wife originally from this village(Mirvete Bajrami), of the Bajrami family.

Notable people

Lazar of Serbia, Serbian noble born in this region

Mirlind Daku, Albanian professional footballer

Leonit Abazi, Albanian footballer

Lutfi Haziri, Former mayor of Gjilan (His wife Mirvete Bajrami is from this village)

See also

References
  1. Kosovo census 1948 - 2011 Retrieved 20.05.2016.
  2. Hamid Hadžibegić; Adem Handžić; Ešref Kovačević (1972). Oblast Brankovića – Opširni katastarski popis iz 1455. Sarajevo, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia: Orijentalni institut Sarajevo.
  3. Gojko Subotić (1998). Art of Kosovo: the sacred land. Monacelli Press. p. 248. ISBN 978-1-58093-006-2.
  4. Mirjana Đekić (1989). Srpska narodna nošnja Kosova: Gnjilane. Kulturno-prosvjetni sabor Hrvatske. p. 41. ISBN 9788680825885.
  5. Hamid Hadžibegić; Adem Handžić; Ešref Kovačević (1972). Oblast Brankovića – Opširni katastarski popis iz 1455. Sarajevo, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia: Orijentalni institut Sarajevo.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. ^Hamid Hadžibegić, Adem Handžić and Ešref Kovačević (1972). Oblast Brankovića – Opširni katastarski popis iz 1455. Sarajevo, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia: Orijentalni institut Sarajevo

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