Polijane, Istog Explained

Official Name:Polanë
Native Name:Poljane
Native Name Lang:sr
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Kosovo
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kosovo
Subdivision Type:Location
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Peja
Subdivision Name2:Istog
Population As Of:2011
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:15
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:42.7208°N 20.6089°W

Poljane or Polanë (Albanian: Polanë, Polana; Serbian: пољае) is a village/settlement in the Istog municipality, Kosovo.[2]

36 Serb families lived in the village of Poljane before the 1999 war. In the war, the Serbs got displaced and in the subsequent decade their land got usurped.[3] The forests there have also been burned.[4]

On June 3, 2010, eight Serbs returned after 11 years.[5]

Population

Ethnic Composition
YearSerbs %Albanians %others %Total
196132795.34%164.66%00.00%343
197133193.24%215.92%30.86%355
198127693.56%196.44%00.00%295
199113299.25%00.00%10.75%133

Notes and References

  1. http://pop-stat.mashke.org/kosovo-ethnic-loc2011.htm 2011 Kosovo Census results
  2. Web site: Poljane Map | Serbia and Montenegro Google Satellite Maps.
  3. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-06-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110607002705/http://www.b92.net/eng/news/society-article.php?yyyy=2010&mm=06&dd=14&nav_id=67792 . 2011-06-07 .
  4. Web site: B92 - News - Society - Police look into journalist assault . www.b92.net . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070701002938/http://www.b92.net/eng/news/society-article.php?yyyy=2007&mm=04&dd=22&nav_category=113&nav_id=40834 . 2007-07-01.
  5. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-06-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110607002705/http://www.b92.net/eng/news/society-article.php?yyyy=2010&mm=06&dd=14&nav_id=67792 . 2011-06-07 .