Settlement
Klina e Mesme
Municipality Skenderaj
Klina e Mesme is in the municipality of Skenderaj. An Ottoman register from 1455 documents the settlement under the form Klina with 18 households and 2 unmarried men. A later register from 1485 documents the settlement.
The register from 1566 documents the settlement under the form Sredna Klina with 11 households and 5 unmarried men. The register from 1893 documents the settlement under the form Klina-i Evsad. For 1998–99, the source documents burning by Serbian forces. Archaeological traces mentioned in the study include building foundations. The study records the settlement of 7 families during the colonisation period.
Source
Source & further reading
Principal source: Prof. Dr. Jusuf Osmani, Vendbanimet e Kosovës, Volume 15.
Source entry: KLINA E MESME
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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