Settlement

Bletaja (Stanofci i Epërm)

Municipality Vushtrri

Bletaja (Stanofci i Epërm) is in the municipality of Vushtrri. A historical document from 1689 mentions the settlement. A historical document from 1725 mentions the settlement under the form Sanovz.

An Ottoman register from 1822 documents the settlement under the form Mehmed Shukrah. A later register from 1893 documents the settlement under the form Stanofca. Archaeological traces mentioned in the study include an inscription.

Source

Source & further reading

Principal source: Prof. Dr. Jusuf Osmani, Vendbanimet e Kosovës, Volume 16.

Source entry: BLETAJA (Stanofci i Epërm)

This page presents a selected part of a much more extensive published settlement study. For detailed archival references, family histories, local toponyms and the complete settlement record, consult the original volume.

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