Çelija (Jelloci) lies about 10 km east of Klina. Its neighbourhoods form distinct parts of the settlement. Recorded traces around the settlement include building foundations, bridge remains, evidence of earlier habitation and use of the area.
Some of these traces are associated with the Illyrian-Dardanian period. The settlement appears in written records from 1455, with further references in 1689, 1893. Historical forms of the name recorded in documents include Jellofca. A register from 1455 records 39 households.
In 1919, the settlement suffered burning, looting or killings during actions by Serbian forces. During the 1998–1999 war, Serbian forces caused burning and destruction, the killing of 5 residents, the expulsion or displacement of residents.
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Source and further reading
Principal source: Prof. Dr. Jusuf Osmani, Settlements of Kosovo 3 — Klina, Prishtina, 2003.
Source entry: ÇELIA (Jelloci)
This page presents a selected summary from the published study of the settlement. For complete archival references, family histories, microtoponymy and the full treatment, consult the original volume.