Lubizhdë

Lubizhdë
Village
Lubizhdë is located in Kosovo
Lubizhdë
Lubizhdë
Coordinates: 42°14′17″N 20°45′41″E / 42.238049°N 20.761475°E / 42.238049; 20.761475
LocationKosovo
DistrictPrizren
MunicipalityPrizren
Elevation
524 m (1,719 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
5,982
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Lubizhdë (Albanian: Lubizhdë, Serbian Cyrillic: Љубижда/Ljubižda) is a village in the Prizren municipality in southern Kosovo.

History

During the early 14th century under the reign of Serbian Emperor Stefan Dušan, Lubizhdë was a prosperous village. The village formed part of the feudal holdings of both the nearby Monastery of St. Mark of Koriša and Monastery of the Holy Archangels.[2] During the 16th century, the village was under the Ottoman administrative division known as the Nahiya of Domeshtiç and its inhabitants were recorded with Albanian anthroponomy, indicating that the village was inhabited by Albanians.[3]

Between 11 and 12 Serbian Orthodox churches were built in and around Lubizhdë during this time however despite its prosperity, the village suffered greatly from the outbreak of the bubonic plague. In 1872 a school was built for the local population and by 1940, there were 76 households in Lubizhdë consisting of 56 Serb households and 23 Muslim households. However, a number of the wives of the Muslim men in the village were Albanian.[4] Restoration works of two local Serbian Orthodox churches commenced in 1897 for the St Nicholas church and 1979 for the St Elijah church. Both churches were destroyed in 1999 following the end of the Kosovo War.[5]

Demographics

The village has a Kosovo Albanian majority.[6]

Ethnicity 2011
Albanians 4207
Bosniaks 1286
Turks 237
Gorani people 75
Roma 48
Serbs 5
Other 124
Total 5986

Notable people

  • Ekrem Rexha, also known as Komandant Drini, KLA commander

References

  1. ^ 2011 Kosovo Census results
  2. ^ Sindik 1957, p. 348.
  3. ^ Pulaha, Selami (1984). Popullsia Shqiptare e Kosoves Gjate Shekujve XV XVI. Tirana: 8 Nëntori. p. 110.
  4. ^ Filipovic, Milenko (1967). Različita etnološka građa s Kosova i Metohije. Beograd: Srpska Akademija Nauka i Umetnost. pp. 98–99.
  5. ^ "Situation in Bosnia and Kosovo Hearing Before the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second Session". United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services: 50. 2 February 2000. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  6. ^ 2011 Kosovo Census results


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