Settlement

Gaçka

Municipality Ferizaj

Gaçka is in the municipality of Ferizaj. An Ottoman register from 1455 documents the settlement under the form Gorna. A later register from 1566 documents the settlement.

The register from 1893 documents the settlement under the form Gaçka. For 1998–99, the source documents destruction by Serbian forces. Archaeological traces mentioned in the study include older burial grounds and building foundations.

Source

Source & further reading

Principal source: Prof. Dr. Jusuf Osmani, Vendbanimet e Kosovës, Volume 9.

Source entry: GAÇKA

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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