Settlement

Martirati i Epërm (Studimja e Epërme)

Municipality Vushtrri

Martirati i Epërm (Studimja e Epërme) is in the municipality of Vushtrri. An Ottoman register from 1530 documents the settlement. A later register from 1566 documents the settlement under the form Gorna Sudimli with 40 households and 9 unmarried men.

A historical document from 1630 mentions the settlement under the form Studime. The register from 1893 documents the settlement under the form Studime-i Bala. For 1998–99, the source documents killings. Archaeological traces mentioned in the study include building foundations. Historical notes mention a mosque in the settlement. The source records burning connected with a documented historical conflict.

Source

Source & further reading

Principal source: Prof. Dr. Jusuf Osmani, Vendbanimet e Kosovës, Volume 16.

Source entry: MARTIRATI I EPËRM (Studimja e Epërme)

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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