Settlement

Dedaj (Dedia)

Municipality Mitrovica

Dedaj (Dedia) is in the municipality of Mitrovica. An Ottoman register from 1455 documents the settlement with 10 households. A later register from 1604 documents the settlement.

The register from 1893 documents the settlement under the form Dedinja. Archaeological traces mentioned in the study include older burial grounds. The source records burning connected with a documented historical conflict.

Source

Source & further reading

Principal source: Prof. Dr. Jusuf Osmani, Vendbanimet e Kosovës, Volume 8.

Source entry: DEDAJ (Dedia)

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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