Vraniq, Gjakova Explained

Vraniq
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Kosovo
Pushpin Label Position:left
Coordinates:42.4295°N 20.4767°W
Subdivision Type:Location
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Gjakova
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Gjakova
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:279
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2

Vraniq is a village in District of Gjakova, Kosovo. Vraniq is situated nearby to the villages Beci and Doblibare. The village is also known as Vranesh since after the war.

History

The village was possibly mentioned in the Ottoman defters of 1485 as Vraniq with 12 homes.[2] The anthroponomy of the inhabitants of the village indicates it was inhabited by a Christian Albanian population, and the inhabitants of Vraniq bore Albanian names: Gjin son of Nikolla', 'Gjin son of Andrija', 'Nenko son of Progon', 'Nenko son of Gjin', 'Progon son of Gjon', 'Pepa son of Leka', 'Leka brother of Gjon', 'Andrija, son of Leka', 'Pepa, son of Mara', 'Leka son of Todor.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://pop-stat.mashke.org/kosovo-ethnic-loc2011.htm 2011 Kosovo Census results
  2. Selami Pulaha Defteri i regjistrimit te Sanxhakut te Shkodres p. 310
  3. Selami Pulaha Defteri i regjistrimit te Sanxhakut te Shkodres p. 310