Piranë (Albanian: Piranë, Serbian Cyrillic: Пиране/Pirane) is a village in Prizren municipality, Kosovo.
Piranë
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Village | |
  Piranë | |
| Coordinates: 42°17′32″N 20°40′25″E / 42.292198°N 20.673641°E | |
| Location |  Kosovo |
| District | Prizren |
| Municipality | Prizren |
| Elevation | 302 m (991 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,417 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
History edit
According to Pulaha, Pirane was mentioned in the Ottoman defter of 1485 as Dolina Biranash with 35 homes, several of the homes listed bore Albanian names: Bashtina e Gjinit, te birit te Tanushit, Bashtina e Progonit, Bashtina e Nikces, E veja Nina, Nika son of Dabzhiv.[2]
During the 16th century, the inhabitants of the village were recorded with characteristically Albanian anthroponomy, indicating that the village was historically inhabited by Albanians.[3][4]
References edit
- ^ 2011 Kosovo Census results
- ^ Selami Pulaha Defteri i Regjistrimit te Sanxhakut te Shkodres i vitit 1485 p. 220-221
- ^ Pulaha, Selami (1984). Popullsia Shqiptare e Kosoves Gjate Shekujve XV XVI. Tirana: 8 Nëntori. pp. 98–99.
- ^ Pulaha, Selami (1984). Popullsia Shqiptare e Kosoves Gjate Shekujve XV XVI. Tirana: 8 Nëntori. p. 337. p.
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