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Kelmendi (tribe)
Kelmendi is a historical Albanian tribe (''fis'') and region in Malësia ( Kelmend municipality) and eastern Montenegro (parts of Gusinje Municipality). It is located in the upper valley of the Cem river and its tributaries in the Accursed Mountains range of the Dinaric Alps. The Vermosh river springs in the village of the same, which is Albania's northernmost village. Vermosh pours into Lake Plav. Kelmendi is mentioned as early as the 14th century and as a territorial tribe it developed in the 15th century. In the Balkans, it is widely known historically for its longtime resistance to the Ottoman Empire and its extensive battles and raids against the Ottomans which reached as far north as Bosnia and as far east as Bulgaria. By the 17th century, they had grown so much in numbers and strength that their name was sometimes used for all tribes of northern Albania and Montenegro. The Ottomans tried several times to expel them completely from their home territory and forcefully set ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pešter
The Pešter Plateau ( sr, Пештерска висораван, Pešterska visoravan; sq, Rrafshnalta e Peshterit), or simply Pešter ( sr-Cyrl, Пештер, ; sq, Peshter), is a karst plateau in southwestern Serbia, in the Raška (or Sandžak) region. It lies at the altitude of 1150–1492 m, (''Kuljarski vrh'') at 1492 meters. The territory of the plateau is mostly located in the municipality of Sjenica, with parts belonging to Novi Pazar and Tutin. Name The name of the region comes from the common Slavic word for cave ( cu, пещера, peštera). In the speech of people native to the area, the original feminine gender of the word is preserved despite the loss of the ''-a'' ending (nominative ''Pešter'', genitive and locative ''Pešteri''), but in standard Serbian the gender is masculine (nominative ''Pešter'', genitive ''Peštera'', locative ''Pešteru''). Geography The plateau is actually a large field (''Peštersko polje'') surrounded by mountains of Jadovn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District Of Malësi E Madhe
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions of municipalities, school district, or political district. By country/region Afghanistan In Afghanistan, a district (Persian ps, ولسوالۍ ) is a subdivision of a province. There are almost 400 districts in the country. Australia Electoral districts are used in state elections. Districts were also used in several states as cadastral units for land titles. Some were used as squatting districts. New South Wales had several different types of districts used in the 21st century. Austria In Austria, the word is used with different meanings in three different contexts: * Some of the tasks of the administrative branch of the national and regional governments are fulfilled by the 95 district administrative offices (). The area a dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Overview Of Albanian Tribes, Franz Seiner, 1918
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Petrizên
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Procopius Of Caesarea
Procopius of Caesarea ( grc-gre, Προκόπιος ὁ Καισαρεύς ''Prokópios ho Kaisareús''; la, Procopius Caesariensis; – after 565) was a prominent late antique Greek scholar from Caesarea Maritima. Accompanying the Roman general Belisarius in Emperor Justinian's wars, Procopius became the principal Roman historian of the 6th century, writing the ''History of the Wars'', the ''Buildings'', and the ''Secret History''. Life Apart from his own writings the main source for Procopius's life was an entry in the ''Suda'',Suda pi.2479. See under 'Procopius' oSuda On Line a Byzantine Greek encyclopaedia written sometime after 975 which discusses his early life. He was a native of Caesarea in the province of ''Palaestina Prima''. He would have received a conventional upper class education in the Greek classics and rhetoric, perhaps at the famous school at Gaza. He may have attended law school, possibly at Berytus (present-day Beirut) or Constantinople (now Istanbul), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syrmia
Syrmia ( sh, Srem/Срем or sh, Srijem/Сријем, label=none) is a region of the southern Pannonian Plain, which lies between the Danube and Sava rivers. It is divided between Serbia and Croatia. Most of the region is flat, with the exception of the low Fruška gora mountain stretching along the Danube in its northern part. Etymology The word "Syrmia" is derived from the ancient city of Sirmium (now Sremska Mitrovica). Sirmium was a Celtic or Illyrian town founded in the third century BC. ''Srem'' ( sr-cyr, Срем) and ''Srijem'' are used to designate the region in Serbia and Croatia respectively. Other names for the region include: * Latin: ''Syrmia'' or ''Sirmium'' * Hungarian: ''Szerémség'', ''Szerém'', or ''Szerémország'' * German: ''Syrmien'' * Slovak: ''Sriem'' * Rusyn: Срим * Romanian: ''Sirmia'' History Prehistory Between 3000 BC and 2400 BC, Syrmia was at the centre of Indo-European Vučedol culture. Roman era Sirmium was conquered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikinci
Nikinci () is a village in Serbia. It is located in the Ruma municipality, in the Srem District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 2,216 people (2002 census). Name In Serbian the village is known as ''Nikinci'' (Никинци), in Croatian as ''Nikinci'', and in Hungarian as ''Nyékinca''. The name of the town in Serbian is plural. History In 1737, about 1,600 Catholic Albanians from the Kelmendi tribe came to Syrmia. They were settled in the villages of Nikinci and Hrtkovci. Today, their descendants consider themselves Croats. In the 19th century Hungarians are moving to Nikinci from Temerin and Mali Iđoš. In 1910 the Hungarians are the largest group in the village: the total population is 2,005, 874 Hungarians (43.6%), 557 Croatians (27.8%), 526 Germans (26,2%), 33 Others (mostly Roma, 1.6%) and 15 Serbians. Some of the Hungarians are belonging to the Reformed Christian Church, they built a church in the village. Eth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hrtkovci
Hrtkovci ( sr-Cyrl, Хртковци) is a village located in the municipality of Ruma, Serbia. As of 2011 census, it has a population of 3,036 inhabitants. Name In Serbo-Croatian, the village is known as ''Hrtkovci'' (Хртковци), and in Hungarian as ''Herkóca''. The name of the town in Serbian is plural. History Modern village was firstly mentioned in 1714, during Ottoman administration. There are assumptions that some older settlements existed at this locality. These settlements were probably villages named Gomol (recorded in 1353) and Hudrovecz (recorded in 1477). Since 1718, the village was part of the Habsburg monarchy. It was firstly included into the Kingdom of Slavonia and then into the Military Frontier (Petrovaradin regiment). In 1737, about 1,600 Catholic Albanians of the Kelmendi tribe from northern Albania came to Syrmia. They were settled in the villages of Hrtkovci and Nikinci. Today, their descendants consider themselves Croats. In 1848–1849, the vil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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