Drajčići ( sr-Cyrl, Драјчићи, ) is a village in the
Prizren Municipality in Kosovo, situated in the historical region of
Sredačka župa. The village has a total population of 200 people of whom 90% are
Bosniaks
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and 10% are
Serbs
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.
History
The
Serbian Orthodox
The Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Српска православна црква, Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the autocephalous (ecclesiastically independent) Eastern Orthodox Christian churches.
The majority of the populat ...
Church of St. Nicholas was built in the 16th century. There is also a mosque in the village for the Muslim inhabitants.
In 1947, there was a total of 70 households, out of which the majority were Serbian Orthodox (61), the rest Muslim (9). The Serb families included the
Ugrinović,
Đurđević,
Đorđević
Đorđević ( sr-Cyrl, Ђорђевић, ; also transliterated Djordjevic) is a Serbian surname, a patronymic derived from the given name '' Đorđe'' ("'' George''", from Ancient Greek ''Georgios'' meaning "farmer"). It is predominantly worn by ...
,
Jovanović Jovanović ( sr-Cyrl, Јовановић, ) is the most common Serbian surname. It derives from '' Jovan'', which is comparable to John in English. The part ''ov'' designates possession: ''Jovanov'' means ''John's''. The suffix ''ić'' is a dimi ...
,
Mihajlović,
Simić Simić ( sr-Cyrl, Симић; ) is a Serbo-Croatian surname derived from the male given name Simo, found mainly among ethnic Serbs, but also Croats. It may refer to:
* Aleksa Simić (1800–1872), three-time prime minister
* Blagoje Simić (born 1 ...
,
Nikolić and
Spasić. 19 households belonged to native families, the rest descended from 17th and 18th-century settlers from
Old Herzegovina
Old Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Stara Hercegovina, Стара Херцеговина) is a historical region, covering the eastern parts of historical Herzegovina, outside the scope of modern Herzegovina. A large section of ''Old Herzegovina'' ...
(
Nikšić
Nikšić (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Никшић, ), is the second largest city in Montenegro, with a total population of 32,046 (2023 census) located in the west of the country, in the centre of the spacious Nikšić field at the foot of Trebjesa ...
),
Tetovo
Tetovo (, ; , sq-definite, Tetova) is a city in the northwestern part of North Macedonia, built on the foothills of Šar Mountain and divided by the Pena (river), Pena River. The municipality of Tetovo covers an area of at above sea level, wit ...
region and
Prizren
Prizren ( sq-definite, Prizreni, ; sr-cyr, Призрен) is the second List of cities and towns in Kosovo, most populous city and Municipalities of Kosovo, municipality of Kosovo and seat of the eponymous municipality and District of Prizren, ...
.
[Вукановић]
On December 29, 2013, the government of the
Republic of Kosovo
Kosovo, officially the Republic of Kosovo, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe with International recognition of Kosovo, partial diplomatic recognition. It is bordered by Albania to the southwest, Montenegro to the west, Serbia to the ...
started to demolish the Serbian school in Drajčići, built in 1904, at a time when Kosovo was still under Ottoman rule. It is one of the oldest schools in the Prizren municipality.
The demolishing was met with criticism by
Kosovo Serb officials.
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References
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Villages in Prizren
Serbian enclaves in Kosovo
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