Lapušnik

Llapushnik (Serbian: Лапушник, Lapušnik; Albanian: Llapushnik) is a village in municipality Glogovac in Kosovo.[lower-alpha 1]

Llapushnik
Llapushnik
Village
Llapushnik
Location in Kosovo
Coordinates:
Location Kosovo[lower-alpha 1]
DistrictPristina
MunicipalityGlogovac
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total3,433
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Demography

Demographics
Year Population
1948
1953
1961
1971
1981
1991
Ref: Federal Office of Statistics and Evidence of Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia and Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, census for 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981. and 1991.

History

The village became notorious after 1998 because of the Lapušnik prison camp operated by the Albanian militant organization the UÇK. It also had a famous battle with the KLA and Yugoslav forces, which led to an KLA victory in 1998 known as the Battle of Llapushnik[2][3]

Notes

  1. The political status of Kosovo is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008, it is formally recognised as an independent state by 97 UN member states (with another 15 recognising it at some point but then withdrawing recognition), while Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory.

References


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