Settlement

Gjelbishta (Sllatina)

Municipality Vushtrri

Gjelbishta (Sllatina) is in the municipality of Vushtrri. An Ottoman register from 1455 documents the settlement. A later register from 1530 documents the settlement.

The register from 1822 documents the settlement under the form Murat. Archaeological traces mentioned in the study include older burial grounds. Historical sources also record the settlement under the form Veseli.

Source

Source & further reading

Principal source: Prof. Dr. Jusuf Osmani, Vendbanimet e Kosovës, Volume 16.

Source entry: GJELBISHTA (Sllatina)

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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