Settlement

Katunishti (Llovca)

Municipality Gjilan

Katunishti (Llovca) is in the municipality of Gjilan. A historical document from 1438 mentions the settlement under the form Lovzi. An Ottoman register from 1893 documents the settlement under the form Lesofçe.

For 1998–99, the source documents expulsion and burning by Serbian forces. Archaeological traces mentioned in the study include older burial grounds. The source records migration of residents to Turkey.

Source

Source & further reading

Principal source: Prof. Dr. Jusuf Osmani, Vendbanimet e Kosovës, Volume 6.

Source entry: KATUNISHTI (Llovca)

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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