Settlement

Koretini

Municipality Kamenica

Koretini is in the municipality of Kamenica. A historical document from 1321 mentions the settlement. A historical document from 1438 mentions the settlement under the form Choretin.

An Ottoman register from 1455 documents the settlement under the form Karatino with 27 households. A later register from 1893 documents the settlement. Archaeological traces mentioned in the study include building foundations. The source records migration of residents to Turkey.

Source

Source & further reading

Principal source: Prof. Dr. Jusuf Osmani, Vendbanimet e Kosovës, Volume 13.

Source entry: KORETINI

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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