Bresje, Kosovo Polje Explained

Bresje
Settlement Type:	Village
Pushpin Map:	Kosovo
Pushpin Label Position:	right
Coordinates:	42.6264°N 21.0874°W
Subdivision Type:	Location
Subdivision Type1:	District
Subdivision Name1:	Prishtinë
Subdivision Type2:	Municipality
Subdivision Name2:	Fushë Kosovë
Unit Pref:	Metric
Population As Of:	2011
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Population Total:	5596
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone:	Central European Time
Utc Offset:	+1
Timezone Dst:	CEST
Utc Offset Dst:	+2

Bresje (sr|Бресје, Bresje; sq|Bresje) is a small town in the Municipality of Fushë Kosova, in Kosovo.

History

According to the 1942–1943 Albanian census, Bresje had 590 inhabitants, of whom 355 were Albanian Orthodox, 90 were Albanian Muslims and 142 were Serbs.^[2]

Notes and References

http://pop-stat.mashke.org/kosovo-ethnic-loc2011.htm 2011 Kosovo Census results
Web site: Albanian „Top Channel,“ citing a 1943 census, claims Orthodox Kosovo Albanians were „exterminated“. KoSSev. 1 May 2024. 25 August 2024. He says that Bresje had 590 inhabitants at that time, of which 90 were Muslim Albanians, and 355 Orthodox Albanians.