Settlement

Vë Rrinasi (Lybiqeva)

Municipality Prizren

Vë Rrinasi (Lybiqeva) is in the municipality of Prizren. A historical document from 1348 mentions the settlement. An Ottoman register from 1530 documents the settlement under the form Lupoçeva.

For 1998–99, the source documents burning by Serbian/Yugoslav police, expulsion, and burning by Serbian forces. Archaeological traces mentioned in the study include older burial grounds. The source records migration of residents to Turkey.

Source

Source & further reading

Principal source: Prof. Dr. Jusuf Osmani, Vendbanimet e Kosovës, Volume 18.

Source entry: VË RRINASI (Lybiqeva)

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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