Oslare Explained

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.

History

Serbian-Ottoman War

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]

Demographic history

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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Krakov, Stanislav. Plamen četništva. Hipnos. 1930. 1990. Stanislav Krakov. Belgrade. sr. 11.
  2. Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku Beograd 2003.