Drsnik ( sr-Cyrl, Дрсник), or Dërsnik or Dresnik ( sq, Dërsniku or ''Dresniku''), is a settlement in the

Klina Klina ( sq-definite, Klinë; Serbian Cyrillic: ) is a town and municipality located in the District of Peja of north-western Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the town of Klina has 5,542 inhabitants, while the municipality has 38,496 inhabitan ...

municipality of Kosovo.

History

During

Early Middle Ages The Early Middle Ages (or early medieval period), sometimes controversially referred to as the Dark Ages, is typically regarded by historians as lasting from the late 5th or early 6th century to the 10th century. They marked the start of the Mi ...

Porphyrogenitus Traditionally, born in the purple (sometimes "born to the purple") was a category of members of royal families born during the reign of their parent. This notion was later loosely expanded to include all children born of prominent or high-ranking ...

mentions the urban center of ''Desstinik''. Archaeological discoveries from the

Roman period The Roman Empire ( la, Imperium Romanum ; grc-gre, Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post-Roman Republic, Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity, it included large territorial holdings aro ...

were made here in August 2013. During

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

, Drsnik was one of the many settlements in Kosovo where the Serb civilian population was persecuted and killed by Albanian paramilitaries. Drsnik had a Serbian majority. In June 1999 the Serbian population fled due to war. Some Serbs returned to the village after five years, in June 2005. The interior of the church of St. Paraskeva, which dates back to the 16th century, was completely torched in June 1999. Some frescoes survived the fire; in 2005 funds were being collected for the church's repair and a restoration of the frescoes. In 2009 there were arson attacks on two Serbian houses in Drsnik.

Population

In the 2011 census, the population was 1770. Data for 1991 may not reflect the correct number of Albanians that year, as they largely boycotted that census.

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dersnik Villages in Klina Destroyed churches in Kosovo Medieval Serbian sites in Kosovo