Shishman is a village in the District of Gjakova, in Kosovo. Shishman is situated nearby to the villages Duzhnjë and Smolicë.
Shishman | |
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Village | |
  Shishman | |
| Coordinates: 42°22′48″N 20°19′11″E / 42.37992976981704°N 20.319771736343°E | |
| Location |  Kosovo |
| District | Gjakova |
| Municipality | Gjakova |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 503 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
History edit
The village was mentioned in the Ottoman defter of 1485 with 20 households.[2] The Ottoman defters indicate that the village was inhabited by an Albanian population during the 15th century; the name of the inhabitants were mainly Albanian with Slavic and Christian anthroponomy.[2]
According to a 23 May 1999 Kosovapress report, Serbian troops killed five Kosovar civilians in the village on 26 April 1999.[3]
References edit
- ^ "2011 Kosovo census results". pop-stat.mashke.org.
- ^ a b Pulaha, Selami (1984). Popullsia Shqiptare e Kosoves Gjate Shekujve XV XVI. Tirana: 8 Nëntori. pp. 162–163.
- ^ "Ethnic Cleansing in Kosovo: An Accounting". state.gov. U.S. State Department. 1999.