Settlement
Popoci
Municipality Gjakova
Popoci is in the municipality of Gjakova. A historical document from 1330 mentions the settlement. An Ottoman register from 1485 documents the settlement.
A later register from 1571 documents the settlement under the form Popovça with 13 households and 9 unmarried men. The register from 1582 documents the settlement with 17 households and 4 unmarried men. The register from 1591 documents the settlement under the form Popovça with 11 households. The register from 1893 documents the settlement under the form Popofc. For 1998–99, the source documents burning. Archaeological traces mentioned in the study include fortification remains.
Source
Source & further reading
Principal source: Prof. Dr. Jusuf Osmani, Vendbanimet e Kosovës, Volume 14.
Source entry: POPOCI
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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