Carrabreg i Poshtëm explained

Carrabreg i Poshtëm
Official Name:Donji Crnobreg
Доњи Црнобрег
Carrabreg i Poshtëm
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Kosovo
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kosovo
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Kosovo
Subdivision Type1:Municipality
Subdivision Name1:Municipality of Deçan
Subdivision Name2:Villages of the Municipality of Deçani
Established Title:First mention
Established Date:1330
Population As Of:2011
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:3505
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:42.5333°N 37°W
Elevation M:600
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:51000
Area Code:0381 390

Carrabreg i Poshtëm Serbian: Доњи Црнобрег) or Donji Crnobreg is a village in the Deçan municipality of western Kosovo. It is located in the Dukagjini basin between Deçan and the village of Prilep along the mountainous border with Albania. The majority of the population comprises ethnic Albanians.

Geography

The village, of the "compact type", is located on 600m altitude on the left valley side of the Bistrica e Lloqanit (river), on both sides of the old Deçan–Gjakovë road.[2]

History

Crnveni breg (Црвени брег) was mentioned in the Dečani chrysobull (1330).[2] [3] In the Ottoman defter of 1485, the village (Turkish: Cirun Brek) had 19 Serb households and one Muslim household.[2] In 1921, there were 58 households and 634 inhabitants.[2] There are ruins of two Orthodox churches in the village, the Church of St. Nicholas, and the Church of St. George, both mentioned in the 1330 chrysobull.[2] After World War II, the villages of Gornji Crnobreg and Donji Crnobreg were one hamlet, Crnobreg (Црнобрег), of Deçan.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ethnic composition of Kosovo 2011. pop-stat.mashke.org.
  2. Book: Srboljub Đ Stamenković. Географска енциклопедија насеља Србије: А-Ђ. 2001. Универзитет у Београду. Географски факултет. 978-86-82657-13-2. 505.
  3. Book: Viktor Novak. Istoriski časopis. 2-4. 1951. 182.