Settlement

Fierishta (Sylevica)

Municipality Podujeva

Fierishta (Sylevica) is in the municipality of Podujeva. An Ottoman register from 1487 documents the settlement with 5 households. A later register from 1566 documents the settlement under the form Dolina Silofc with 3 households.

A historical document from 1789 mentions the settlement. The register from 1893 documents the settlement under the form Silviçe. Archaeological traces mentioned in the study include building foundations.

Source

Source & further reading

Principal source: Prof. Dr. Jusuf Osmani, Vendbanimet e Kosovës, Volume 17.

Source entry: FIERISHTA (Sylevica)

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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