Settlement

Bresja

Municipality Fushe Kosova

Bresja is in the municipality of Fushe Kosova. A historical document from 1315 mentions the settlement under the form Brestije. An Ottoman register from 1455 documents the settlement with 34 households.

A later register from 1893 documents the settlement under the form Birise.

Source

Source & further reading

Principal source: Prof. Dr. Jusuf Osmani, Vendbanimet e Kosovës, Volume 1.

Source entry: BRESJA

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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