Settlement

Bushati (Davidoci)

Municipality Shtime

Bushati (Davidoci) is in the municipality of Shtime. An Ottoman register from 1455 documents the settlement with 15 households. A historical document from 1689 mentions the settlement.

A historical document from 1769 mentions the settlement. A later register from 1893 documents the settlement under the form Davidofqa. For 1998–99, the source documents destruction by Serbian forces. Archaeological traces mentioned in the study include building foundations. The source records burning connected with a documented historical conflict.

Source

Source & further reading

Principal source: Prof. Dr. Jusuf Osmani, Vendbanimet e Kosovës, Volume 9.

Source entry: BUSHATI (Davidoci)

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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