Settlement

Gjyteza (Smrekonica)

Municipality Vushtrri

Gjyteza (Smrekonica) is in the municipality of Vushtrri. A historical document from 1314 mentions the settlement under the form Smrekovica. An Ottoman register from 1455 documents the settlement under the form Smrakovnica with 7 households.

A later register from 1530 documents the settlement under the form Ismrekovniçe. The register from 1893 documents the settlement under the form Smrekotica.

Source

Source & further reading

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

Source entry: GJYTEZA (Smrekonica)

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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