Shpenadi is a village in the District of Prizren, in Kosovo.
Shpenadi | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 42°16′23″N 20°45′22″E / 42.273°N 20.756°E | |
Location | Kosovo |
District | Prizren |
Elevation | 438 m (1,437 ft) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,168 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
History
editShpenadi was mentioned as an Arbanas (Albanian) settlement in a medieval document from 1348.[2][3] The village Shpenadi is also mentioned in the Ottoman defter of 1591 as 'Shpinadija'.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Ethnic composition Kosovo 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org.
- ^ a b Pulaha, Selami (1984). Popullsia Shqiptare e Kosoves Gjate Shekujve XV XVI. Tirana: 8 Nëntori. p. 16, 246.
- ^ Malcolm, Noel (1999). Kosovo : a short history. New York: HarperPerennial. ISBN 0-06-097775-2. OCLC 41603542.
And Dusan's chrysobull of 1348 for the Monastery of the Holy Archangels in Prizren mentions a total of nine Albanian katuns