Official Name: | Oslare |
Native Name: | Serbian: Осларе |
Other Name: | Albanian: Osllarë |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Serbia |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Serbia |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Pčinja District |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Bujanovac |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2002 |
Population Total: | 904 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 42.4342°N 21.7292°W |
Oslare (Serbian: Осларе, Albanian: Osllarë) is a village in the municipality of Bujanovac, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the town has a population of 904.
After the Serbian capture of Niš (December 3–29, 1877), Ottoman Albanian troops from Debar and Tetovo fled the front and crossed the Pčinja, looting and raping along the way. On January 18, 1878, 17 armed Albanians descended from the mountains into Oslare, shouting while entering the village. They first arrived at the house of Arsa Stojković, which they looted and emptied before his eyes, enraging Stojković who proceeded to punch one of them. He was shot in the stomach and fell down, though still alive, he took a stake and delivered a mighty blow to the shooter's head, dying with him. The villagers then quickly entered an armed fight with the Albanians, killing them.[1]
According to the 2002 census, the town had a population of 904. Of these, 498 (55,08%) were ethnic Albanians, and 400 (44,24%) were Serbs.[2]