Manastirica, Prizren Explained

Manastirica
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Kosovo
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kosovo
Coordinates:42.135°N 20.8053°W
Subdivision Type:Location
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Prizren
Subdivision Name2:Prizren
Population Total:1107
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2011
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2

Manastirica (Serbian: Манастирица; Albanian: Manastiricë; Bosnian: Manastirica) is a village in the Prizren Municipality in southern Kosovo, close to the border between Kosovo and North Macedonia.

History

The village of Manastirica was settled by construction workers who took part in the construction of the Visoki Dečani Monastery in the early 1300s. As a sign of gratitude for their work, these workers were gifted the village of Manastirica to settle by the Serbian king Stefan Dečanski following completion of the build.

Demographics

The village is almost exclusively inhabited by Bosniaks.[2]

References

Notes and References

  1. http://pop-stat.mashke.org/kosovo-ethnic-loc2011.htm 2011 Kosovo Census results
  2. http://pop-stat.mashke.org/kosovo-ethnic-loc2011.htm 2011 Kosovo Census results