The Gentleman's Will is a cultural heritage monument in Smrekonica,

Vushtrri Vushtrri ( sq-definite, Vushtrria) or Vučitrn ( sr-Cyrl, Вучитрн), is a city and municipality located in the Mitrovica District in northern Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the town of Vushtrri has 26,964 inhabitants, while the munic ...

, Kosovo.

History

The wall known locally as Gentleman's Wall is located in the Kajtazi neighborhood of Smrekonica, about from the center of Vučitrn. The wall is said to have been built by the local feudal lord in the 19th century. Made of carved stone, the protective wall reaches a height of and is topped with a two-layer wood-braced roof covered with local

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. The village school and the lord's

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originally stood nearby but have been lost. In the early 20th century, the Kajtazi family bought the property. The wall has never collapsed or been breached save for a section of to intentionally leveled for the family construction. Exterior stabilization by the family is the only renovation made so far.<

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