Settlement
Lashtishti (Llashtica)
Municipality Gjilan
Lashtishti (Llashtica) is in the municipality of Gjilan. An Ottoman register from 1455 documents the settlement under the form Opashticë with 39 households and 6 unmarried men. A later register from 1566 documents the settlement under the form Obashtica with 16 households and 3 unmarried men.
The register from 1893 documents the settlement under the form Lashtica. For 1998–99, the source documents burning by Serbian forces and expulsion. Archaeological traces mentioned in the study include older burial grounds. The source records burning connected with a documented historical conflict.
Source
Source & further reading
Principal source: Prof. Dr. Jusuf Osmani, Vendbanimet e Kosovës, Volume 6.
Source entry: LASHTISHTI (Llashtica)
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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