Settlement
Vidusha (Vidishiqi)
Municipality Mitrovica
Vidusha (Vidishiqi) is in the municipality of Mitrovica. An Ottoman register from 1455 documents the settlement under the form Ivdoshefci with 20 households and 7 unmarried men. A later register from 1485 documents the settlement.
The register from 1566 documents the settlement under the form Vitishna with 4 households and 1 unmarried man. The register from 1893 documents the settlement under the form Vitoshiq. Archaeological traces mentioned in the study include building foundations and older burial grounds. The source records burning connected with a documented historical conflict.
Source
Source & further reading
Principal source: Prof. Dr. Jusuf Osmani, Vendbanimet e Kosovës, Volume 8.
Source entry: VIDUSHA (Vidishiqi)
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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