Settlement
Drenaj (Drenoci)
Municipality Rahovec
Drenaj (Drenoci) is in the municipality of Rahovec. A historical document from 1348 mentions the settlement. An Ottoman register from 1530 documents the settlement under the form Dranofc with 15 households and 3 unmarried men.
A later register from 1591 documents the settlement under the form Drenofc with 15 households and 5 unmarried men. A historical document from 1763 mentions the settlement. The register from 1893 documents the settlement under the form Drenofc. Archaeological traces mentioned in the study include older burial grounds. Historical notes mention a mosque in the settlement.
Source
Source & further reading
Principal source: Prof. Dr. Jusuf Osmani, Vendbanimet e Kosovës, Volume 2.
Source entry: DRENAJ (Drenoci)
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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