Shpenadi
Shpenadi | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Shpenadi | |
| Coordinates: 42°16′23″N 20°45′22″E / 42.273°N 20.756°E | |
| Location |  Kosovo |
| District | Prizren |
| Elevation | 438 m (1,437 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,168 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Shpenadi is a village in the District of Prizren, in Kosovo.
History[edit]
Shpenadi was mentioned as an Arbanas (Albanian) settlement in a medieval document from 1348.[2][3] The village Shpenadi is also mentioned in the Ottoman defter of 1591 as 'Shpinadija'.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Ethnic composition Kosovo 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org.
- ^ a b Pulaha, Selami (1984). Popullsia Shqiptare e Kosoves Gjate Shekujve XV XVI. Tirana: 8 Nëntori. p. 16, 246.
- ^ Malcolm, Noel (1999). Kosovo : a short history. New York: HarperPerennial. ISBN 0-06-097775-2. OCLC 41603542.
And Dusan's chrysobull of 1348 for the Monastery of the Holy Archangels in Prizren mentions a total of nine Albanian katuns