Settlement

Zhegosi

Municipality Gjilan

Zhegosi is in the municipality of Gjilan. An Ottoman register from 1455 documents the settlement under the form Zikofc with 10 households and 2 unmarried men. A later register from 1566 documents the settlement under the form Zikofc.

The register from 1900 documents the settlement. For 1998–99, the source documents burning by Serbian forces. Archaeological traces mentioned in the study include building foundations. Historical sources also record the settlement under the form Zhegovc.

Source

Source & further reading

Principal source: Prof. Dr. Jusuf Osmani, Vendbanimet e Kosovës, Volume 6.

Source entry: ZHEGOSI

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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