Settlement

Rixheva

Municipality Klina

Rixheva is in the municipality of Klina. A historical document from 1314 mentions the settlement. An Ottoman register from 1893 documents the settlement under the form Riqeva.

Archaeological traces mentioned in the study include a necropolis, building foundations, and older burial grounds. According to local tradition, the source records burning connected with a documented historical conflict. Historical sources also record the settlement under the form Rugjeva.

Source

Source & further reading

Principal source: Prof. Dr. Jusuf Osmani, Vendbanimet e Kosovës, Volume 3.

Source entry: RIXHEVA

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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