Vraniq is a village in District of
Gjakova
Gjakova or Đakovica, ) and Đakovica ( sr-Cyrl, Ђаковица, ) is the sixth largest city of Kosovo and seat of the Gjakova Municipality and the District of Gjakova, Gjakova District. According to the 2024 census, the municipality of Gjakov ...
,
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 ...
. Vraniq is situated nearby to the villages Beci and Doblibare. The village is also known as Vranesh since after the war.
History
The village was possibly mentioned in the Ottoman defters of 1485 as ''Vraniq'' with 12 homes. The anthroponomy of the inhabitants of the village indicates it was inhabited by a
Christian
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Albanian
Albanian may refer to:
*Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular:
**Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans
**Albanian language
**Albanian culture
**Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...
population, and the inhabitants of Vraniq bore Albanian names: ''
Gjin Gjin is an Albanian male given name, clan, surname and onomastic element. As a name, it is usually held by Albanian Christians, as it is derived from the name of a saint, although the identity of this saint is unclear, as both theologists and lingui ...
son of Nikolla', 'Gjin son of Andrija', 'Nenko son of
Progon', 'Nenko son of Gjin', 'Progon son of
Gjon
Gjon (definite form: ''Gjoni'') is an Albanian language, Albanian male given name, clan, surname and onomastic element.
As given name
Etymology and history
''Gjon'' as a given name is a form of the English language, English name John (given name ...
', 'Pepa son of
Leka', 'Leka brother of Gjon', 'Andrija, son of Leka', 'Pepa, son of Mara', 'Leka son of Todor''.
[Selami Pulah]
Defteri i regjistrimit te Sanxhakut te Shkodres
p. 310
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Villages in Gjakova