Caparc Explained

Caparc
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Kosovo
Pushpin Label Position:top
Coordinates:42.286°N 20.769°W
Subdivision Type:Location
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Prizren
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:848
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2

Caparc is a village in the district of Prizren, Kosovo.

History

Caparc is mentioned in the 1348 Stefan Dusan chrysobull together with eight other Catholic Albanian villages in the area.[2] [3] The village Caparc was also mentioned in the Ottoman defter of 1591 as 'Caparca' and the village was recorded then with 12 households.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ethnic composition of Kosovo 2011. pop-stat.mashke.org.
  2. Book: Malcolm, Noel . Kosovo : a short history . HarperPerennial . New York . 1999 . 0-06-097775-2 . 41603542 . And Dusan’s chrysobull of 1348 for the Monastery of the Holy Archangels in Prizren mentions a total of nine Albanian katuns.
  3. Book: Pulaha . Selami . Popullsia Shqiptare e Kosoves Gjate Shekujve XV XVI . 1984 . 8 Nëntori . Tirana . 16, 248 .