Vërban (; ) is a village in the municipality of Viti,

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 ...

. As of 2024, the village has a population of 1,549 inhabitants.

History

The village of Vërban holds significant archaeological importance. Traces of the Vërban archaeological site show us about a settlement during the

Roman times In modern historiography, ancient Rome is the Roman civilisation from the founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD. It encompasses the Roman Kingd ...

. In the village, in an accidental archaeological discovery is a sculpture found, a masterpiece of the Dardanian art, a reflection of an advanced artistic creation of the indigenous Dardani population. The

Dea Dardanica Dea Dardanica is an archaeological artifact found in Kosovo that represents an ancient deity associated with the Dardania region, located in the central-western Balkans, which encompasses parts of modern Kosovo and western North Macedonia. Ov ...

() is sculptured in qualitative

marble Marble is a metamorphic rock consisting of carbonate minerals (most commonly calcite (CaCO3) or Dolomite (mineral), dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2) that have recrystallized under the influence of heat and pressure. It has a crystalline texture, and is ty ...

, and reflects a figure of a high-toned Dardanian lady.

References

Villages in Viti, Kosovo {{Kosovo-geo-stub

History

See also

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