Koretište ( sr-Cyrl, Коретиште; erroneously ''Kuretište'' (Куретиште)) or Koretishti ( sq, Koretishtë, Koretisht), is a
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
in the municipality of
Gjilan
Gjilan, or Gnjilane ( sr-cyr, Гњилане) is the eighth largest city in Kosovo and seat of Gjilan Municipality and Gjilan District.
Name
Ottoman chronicler Evliya Çelebi mentions ''Morava'' as a settlement of the Sanjak of Vučitrn. ...
in
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 by majority of ethnic
Serbs
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language.
The majority of Serbs live in their na ...
.
History
The village was mentioned as ''Karanište'' ( sr-Cyrl, Караниште) in the
Ottoman ''
defter
A ''defter'' (plural: ''defterler'') was a type of tax register and land cadastre in the Ottoman Empire.
Description
The information collected could vary, but ''tahrir defterleri'' typically included details of villages, dwellings, household ...
'' of 1455 of the Vlk
Vilayet
A vilayet ( ota, , "province"), also known by #Names, various other names, was a first-order administrative division of the later Ottoman Empire. It was introduced in the Vilayet Law of 21 January 1867, part of the Tanzimat reform movement init ...
(Vilayet of Vuk), encompassing most of
Vuk Branković
Vuk Branković ( sr-cyr, Вук Бранковић, , 1345 – 6 October 1397) was a Serbian medieval nobleman who, during the Fall of the Serbian Empire, inherited a province that extended over present-day southern and southwestern Serbia, enti ...
's former territory. At that time the village was populated with a priest and 14 households.
On the
Austrian
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* Austrians, someone from Austria or of Austrian descent
** Someone who is considered an Austrian citizen, see Austrian nationality law
* Austrian German dialect
* Something associated with the country Austria, for example: ...
map from 1689, it is registered under the name ''Koretište'' ( sr-Cyrl, link=no, Коретиште).
See also
*
Populated places in Kosovo
The following is a list of populated places in Kosovo, arranged by Municipalities of Kosovo, municipality.http://www.unmikonline.org/regulations/unmikgazette/02english/E2004ads/ADE2004_23_annex.pdf
Deçan (Dečani)
Gjakovë (Ðakovica)
Dren ...
References
External links
*Koretište (Serbian Cyrillic: Коретиште) – video from the air (2017):
video on Facebook''facebook.com''
video on YouTube''youtube.com''
Villages in Gjilan
Serbian enclaves in Kosovo
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