Settlement

Elezaj (Gjurgjeviku i Vogël)

Municipality Klina

Elezaj (Gjurgjeviku i Vogël) is in the municipality of Klina. A historical document from 1347 mentions the settlement. An Ottoman register from 1485 documents the settlement under the form Grabaniça with 10 households and 2 unmarried men.

A later register from 1893 documents the settlement under the form Gjygjeviku-i Sagir. 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 3.

Source entry: ELEZAJ (Gjurgjeviku i Vogël)

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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