Settlement
Bresalci
Municipality Gjilan
Bresalci is in the municipality of Gjilan. A historical document from 1411 mentions the settlement. An Ottoman register from 1455 documents the settlement under the form Brajsaliq.
A later register from 1566 documents the settlement under the form Brajaci with 16 households. A historical document from 1655 mentions the settlement. The register from 1893 documents the settlement under the form Bresalca. Archaeological traces mentioned in the study include building foundations. Historical sources also record the settlement under the form Bresul.
Source
Source & further reading
Principal source: Prof. Dr. Jusuf Osmani, Vendbanimet e Kosovës, Volume 6.
Source entry: BRESALCI
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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