Pečeno ( sr-cyr, Печено; ) is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

located in the municipality of

Preševo Preševo ( sr-Cyrl, Прешево, ; , ) is a town and municipality located in the Pčinja District of southern Serbia. As of the 2022 census, the municipality has a population of 33,449 inhabitants. It is the southernmost town in Central Serbia a ...

, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 125 (98,4 %) people, all Albanians.

History

Pečeno belongs to the ethnographic region of Karadak, specifically the subregion of Llapushnica. Until the summer of 1947, the villages of Llapushnica—Pečeno,

Stanevce Stanevce ( sr-cyr, Станевце; ) is a village located in the municipality of Preševo, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 68 people. Of these, 67 (98,52 %) were ethnic Albanians, and 1 (1,47 %) Bosniak.Popis ...

Kurbalija Kurbalija ( sr-cyr, Курбалија; ) is a village located in the municipality of Preševo, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 146 people. Of these, 144 (98,63 %) were ethnic Albanians, and 1 (0,68 %) other.Po ...

, Depce,

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, Bujić, Cerevajka, Maxherja, and

Ranatovce Ranatovce ( sr-cyr, Ранатовце; ) is a village located in the municipality of Preševo, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 65 people. Of these, 64 were ethnic Albanians, and 1 other.Popis stanovništva, do ...

—were part of the Municipality of Zhegër, located in the

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and

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. However, they were unexpectedly incorporated by Yugoslav authorities into the Municipality of Preševo, with which they had no cultural ties and only limited connections. The inhabitants are divided into three clans, all of which descend from the Berisha tribe.

References

Populated places in Pčinja District Albanian communities in Serbia {{PčinjaRS-geo-stub