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Vushtrri
Vushtrri (Albanian definite form: Vushtrria; Serbian Cyrillic: Вучитрн, Vučitrn) is a city and municipality located in the Mitrovica District in Kosovo. Vushtrri has a population of 61,528 and a total area of 345 km2 (133 sq mi), which accounts for approximately 3.2% of the territory of Kosovo.
The main characteristics of the city are its cultural and historic monuments. The city's castle, stone bridge, public bath and fountain date back centuries and are the richest heritage of the city.
The etymology of city's name is derived from both the Serbian (vuk) and Slavic (vlk) terms for wolf and, trn, a Slavic term for thorn. In Albanian, Vushtrri is the name of the plant Ononis spinosa, which is abundant in the region.
In antiquity, Vushtrri may have been known as Viciana. When the Roman Empire invaded Dardania in the 1st century BC, the Romans added the Latin suffix 'um' to the name of Viciana, therefore becoming Vicianum.
The Dardani tribe ruled the region in the Iron Age, until the Roman conquest in the 1st century AD. Archaeological sites exist at various places in the vicinity, including Samodrezha, Pestova, Duboc Fortress, Stroc Castle and Breglumi. The region then came under Byzantine rule and later in 1389, under Ottoman rule.
Between 1402 and 1425, Vushtrri was home to the castle of the Branković dynasty where they received deputies and issued charters. During this time, Vushtrri was a market town and home to many merchants and businessmen hailing from the Republic of Ragusa. In 1439, the town fell to the Ottoman Empire.
In 1487, Albanian toponyms, such as Shalc, Kuçiq and Guri i Kuq are mentioned in the Nahija of Vushtrri.
According to historian Oliver Jens Schmitt, Vushtrri in 1486/87 already had a majority Muslim population, there were 43 Muslim families and 33 non-Muslim families. According to the Ottoman defter of the 16th century, Vushtrri had been significantly Islamised.
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Vushtrri
Vushtrri (Albanian definite form: Vushtrria; Serbian Cyrillic: Вучитрн, Vučitrn) is a city and municipality located in the Mitrovica District in Kosovo. Vushtrri has a population of 61,528 and a total area of 345 km2 (133 sq mi), which accounts for approximately 3.2% of the territory of Kosovo.
The main characteristics of the city are its cultural and historic monuments. The city's castle, stone bridge, public bath and fountain date back centuries and are the richest heritage of the city.
The etymology of city's name is derived from both the Serbian (vuk) and Slavic (vlk) terms for wolf and, trn, a Slavic term for thorn. In Albanian, Vushtrri is the name of the plant Ononis spinosa, which is abundant in the region.
In antiquity, Vushtrri may have been known as Viciana. When the Roman Empire invaded Dardania in the 1st century BC, the Romans added the Latin suffix 'um' to the name of Viciana, therefore becoming Vicianum.
The Dardani tribe ruled the region in the Iron Age, until the Roman conquest in the 1st century AD. Archaeological sites exist at various places in the vicinity, including Samodrezha, Pestova, Duboc Fortress, Stroc Castle and Breglumi. The region then came under Byzantine rule and later in 1389, under Ottoman rule.
Between 1402 and 1425, Vushtrri was home to the castle of the Branković dynasty where they received deputies and issued charters. During this time, Vushtrri was a market town and home to many merchants and businessmen hailing from the Republic of Ragusa. In 1439, the town fell to the Ottoman Empire.
In 1487, Albanian toponyms, such as Shalc, Kuçiq and Guri i Kuq are mentioned in the Nahija of Vushtrri.
According to historian Oliver Jens Schmitt, Vushtrri in 1486/87 already had a majority Muslim population, there were 43 Muslim families and 33 non-Muslim families. According to the Ottoman defter of the 16th century, Vushtrri had been significantly Islamised.
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