Bardhasan is a village in the Dushkaja subregion of the

Gjakova Gjakova, ) and Đakovica ( sr-Cyrl, Ђаковица, ) is the seventh largest city of Kosovo and seat of Gjakova Municipality and Gjakova District. The city has 40,827 inhabitants, while the municipality has 94,556 inhabitants. Geographicall ...

municipality of

Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...

. It is inhabited exclusively by

Albanians The Albanians (; sq, Shqiptarët ) are an ethnic group and nation native to the Balkan Peninsula who share a common Albanian ancestry, culture, history and language. They primarily live in Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Se ...

Etymology

Bardhasan is considered to derive from a patronym rooted in the Albanian word ''Bardhë'' (meaning "white").

Geography

Bardhasan is situated on the right bank of the

White Drin The White Drin or White Drim ( sq, Drini i Bardhë,/ ''Beli Drim'') is a river in Kosovo and northern Albania, a ca. -long headstream of the Drin. Course Kosovo The Kosovo section of the White Drin flows entirely in the semi-karst part of ...

in the Dushkaja subregion. It is located around 10 km east of the city of

. It is bordered by Doblibare to the north and Marmulli to the south. Its total area consists of around 1.051 ha.

History

Bardhasan's 19th century

Catholic The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

church of Shën Bumi is a protected monument of cultural heritage in Kosovo. The toponymy of Bardhosan is dominated by Albanian toponyms, but there is also an element of foreign languages. The majority of the village's toponyms are early names rekated to agriculture and livestock, which have historically been the main activities that the local population sustains itself on. The toponomy of Bardhosan – such as ''Arat e Trollit'' (Trolli's Fields), ''Kodra e Thatë'' (Dry Hill), ''Kodra e Sarajit'' (Saraj's Hill), ''Livadhi i Sarajit'' (Saraj's Meadow), ''Livadhet e Bubit'' (Bubi's Meadows), ''Livadhet e Bunarit'' (Meadows of the Waterwell), ''Livadhet e Egra'' (Wild Meadows), ''Vorret e Kqija'' (Bad Graves), ''Lugu i Pashës'' (Pasha's Groove), ''Mahalla e Begit'' (Beg's Neighbourhood), ''Prroni i Qiqrit'' (Qiqri's Prroni) – indicate the dominance of Albanian toponomy.

Anthropology

Bardhasan is inhabited by the following families: the Berishë, Domgjon, Krasniq, Gjugje, Kuzhnin, Mirditë, and Bisak families.

Notes

References

{{reflist Villages in Gjakova