Sërbicë e Poshtme

Sërbicë e Poshtme (Serbian Cyrillic: Доња Србица; Albanian: Sërbicë e Poshtme) is a village in the Prizren Municipality in southern Kosovo.

Sërbicë e Poshtme
  • Sërbicë e Poshtme (Albanian)
  • Доња Србица/Donja Srbica (Serbian)
Village
Sërbicë e Poshtme
Location in Kosovo
Coordinates: 42°17′13″N 20°41′56″E
Location Kosovo[lower-alpha 1]
DistrictPrizren
MunicipalityPrizren
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total674
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

History

During the 15th century, the inhabitants of the village were recorded with characteristically Albanian anthroponomy, indicating that the village was historically inhabited by Albanians.[2]

It was first mentioned in a chrysobull by the Serbian Emperor Stefan Dušan in 1348, Sërbicë e Poshtme was known for having a well which supplied water to the surround villages. In 1940 the remains of an old church and cemetery were discovered in the village. In 1997, reconstruction and restoration works were conducted by the local Serbs who managed to rebuild the foundations of the church. However, in 1999 following the end of the Kosovo War, the church was destroyed.[3]

A 1940 census of the village listed it as having 42 households in total. It consisted of 16 Serb (Christian Orthodox), 11 Muslim, 9 Albanian (6 of the Catholic faith, 3 of the Islamic faith), 5 Roma (Muslim faith) and 1 Turkish households:[4]

  • Serb - Djordjevic (2 homes), Cardaklije (2 homes), Bajkic (3 homes), Ljubisavci (1 home), Tomic (1 home), Borobanci (5 homes), Jovanovic (1 home), Markovic (1 home).
  • Muslim - Cardaklije (3 homes), Isenovic (1 home), Zejnelovic (1 home), Abazovic (3 homes).
  • Albanian - Muslim: Salja (1 home), Malici (1 home), Zecirovic (1 home); Catholic: Miriditi (6 homes).
  • Roma - Unknown surname (5 homes).
  • Turkish - Alimovic (1 home).

Demographics

The village has a Kosovo Albanian majority.[5]

Ethnicity 2011
Albanian 600
Ashkali 39
Egyptians 20
Roma 11
Bosniaks 2
Total 674

Notes and references

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:

  1. 2011 Kosovo Census results
  2. Pulaha, Selami (1984). Popullsia Shqiptare e Kosoves Gjate Shekujve XV XVI. Tirana: 8 Nëntori. pp. 98–99.
  3. Ivanovic, Milan (2013). Метохија:споменици и разарања. Нови Сад: Нови Сад:Прометеј. p. 417. COBISS 278213639
  4. Filipovic, Milenko (1967). Različita etnološka građa s Kosova i Metohije. Beograd: Srpska Akademija Nauka i Umetnost. p. 92.
  5. 2011 Kosovo Census results


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