Settlement

Gashaj (Shushica)

Municipality Istog

Gashaj (Shushica) is in the municipality of Istog. A historical document from 1254 mentions the settlement. A historical document from 1348 mentions the settlement.

An Ottoman register from 1485 documents the settlement under the form Shushiça with 28 households and 5 unmarried men. A historical document from 1766 mentions the settlement. A historical document from 1861 mentions the settlement. A later register from 1893 documents the settlement under the form Sushica-i Podgur. Archaeological traces mentioned in the study include building foundations.

Source

Source & further reading

Principal source: Prof. Dr. Jusuf Osmani, Vendbanimet e Kosovës, Volume 12.

Source entry: GASHAJ (Shushica)

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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