Settlement
Mirza (Dobrushta)
Municipality Prizren
Mirza (Dobrushta) is in the municipality of Prizren. A historical document from 1326 mentions the settlement under the form Dobrushta. A historical document from 1332 mentions the settlement.
An Ottoman register from 1571 documents the settlement under the form Dodbrish with 28 households and 2 unmarried men. A later register from 1591 documents the settlement with 18 households and 9 unmarried men. Archaeological traces mentioned in the study include older burial grounds and building foundations. Historical sources also record the settlement under the form Dobrus.
Source
Source & further reading
Principal source: Prof. Dr. Jusuf Osmani, Vendbanimet e Kosovës, Volume 18.
Source entry: MIRZA (Dobrushta)
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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