Kpuz is a settlement historically associated with the Klina area. It has a compact settlement pattern. Its neighbourhoods form distinct parts of the settlement. Recorded traces around the settlement include roof tiles, bridge remains, evidence of earlier habitation and use of the area.
Some of these traces are associated with the Illyrian-Dardanian period. The settlement appears in written records from 1893, with further references in 1896, 1900. The 20th century also brought emigration of residents to Albania. During the 1998–1999 war, the settlement experienced burning and destruction, killings of residents, 8 people reported missing, the expulsion or displacement of residents.
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Source and further reading
Principal source: Prof. Dr. Jusuf Osmani, Settlements of Kosovo 3 — Klina, Prishtina, 2003.
Source entry: KËPUZI
This page presents a selected summary from the published study of the settlement. For complete archival references, family histories, microtoponymy and the full treatment, consult the original volume.