Piranë
Village
Piranë is located in Kosovo
Piranë
Piranë
Coordinates: 42°17′32″N 20°40′25″E / 42.292198°N 20.673641°E / 42.292198; 20.673641
Location Kosovo
DistrictPrizren
MunicipalityPrizren
Elevation
302 m (991 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total2,417
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Piranë (Albanian: Piranë, Serbian Cyrillic: Пиране/Pirane) is a village in Prizren municipality, Kosovo.

History

According to Pulaha, Pirane was mentioned in the Ottoman defter of 1485 as Dolina Biranash with 35 homes, several of the homes listed bore Albanian names: Bashtina e Gjinit, te birit te Tanushit, Bashtina e Progonit, Bashtina e Nikces, E veja Nina, Nika son of Dabzhiv.[2]

During the 16th century, the inhabitants of the village were recorded with characteristically Albanian anthroponomy, indicating that the village was historically inhabited by Albanians.[3][4]

References

  1. 2011 Kosovo Census results
  2. Selami Pulaha Defteri i Regjistrimit te Sanxhakut te Shkodres i vitit 1485 p. 220-221
  3. Pulaha, Selami (1984). Popullsia Shqiptare e Kosoves Gjate Shekujve XV XVI. Tirana: 8 Nëntori. pp. 98–99.
  4. Pulaha, Selami (1984). Popullsia Shqiptare e Kosoves Gjate Shekujve XV XVI. Tirana: 8 Nëntori. p. 337. p.


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