Shishman, Gjakova
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) |
Shishman is a village in the District of Gjakova, in Kosovo. Shishman is situated nearby to the villages Duzhnjë and Smolicë.
History
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
- ^ "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.