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Leočina
Leočina ( sr-cyr, Леочина, sq, Leçinë) is a settlement in the Skenderaj municipality in Kosovo. The rural settlement lies on a cadastral area with the same name, of 784 hectares. It lies 702 m over sea level. The village has an Albanian majority and Serbian minority; in the 1991 census, it had 1069 inhabitants. Geography It lies in the hilly region of Drenica. History The Church of St. John, which lies on the cemetery, was built in the village in the 14th century, and reconstructed in the 16th century.Antonije IsakovićKosovsko-metohijski zbornik SANU, 1990, p. 101: "Леочина" Until latter the half of the 19th century it was known as the Church of St. Nicholas. It was expertly conserved and reconstructed in 1967 and is protected by the Republic of Serbia. There exist remains of another 14th-century church, the so-called "Kaluđerska-" or "Preobraška crkva" and one more church, a total of three. On the night of May 19, 1998, members of the Albanian Kosovo Lib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skenderaj
Skenderaj ( sq-definite, Skënderaj or ''Skënderaji'') or Srbica ( sr-Cyrl, Србица) is a town and municipality located in the Mitrovica District of Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the town of Skënderaj has 9,372 inhabitants, while the municipality has 50,858 inhabitants. It is the largest city in the Drenica geographical region of Kosovo. It is mainly populated by ethnic Albanians. It is claimed to be the poorest city in Kosovo. It is the place where the Kosovo War began in 1998, and to which the most damage was done. Geography The settlement is by the Klina river, in the Klina field (''Klinsko polje''). It is the main settlement of the Drenica region. The Klina river belongs to the Metohija region, while the settlement morphologically and hydrologically gravitates towards the Kosovo region. The municipality covers an area of , including the town of Skenderaj and 51 villages. History The village of Runik, northwest of Skenderaj, is one of the most promin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
