Bistrica e Shalës, Kosovo
Bistrica e Shalës | |
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Village | |
  Bistrica e Shalës Location in Kosovo | |
| Coordinates: 43°0′54″N 20°49′30″E / 43.01500°N 20.82500°E | |
| Location |  Kosovo |
| District | Mitrovica |
| Municipality | Leposaviq |
| Elevation | 1,940 ft (590 m) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | +383 |
Bistrica e Shalës (Albanian: Lumbardhi i Shalës; Serbian: Шаљска Бистрица, romanized: Šaljska Bistrica) is a settlement in the Leposavić municipality in northern Kosovo.
Name
[edit]In 1986, the secondary name of Šaljska Bistrica was the Slavicised version "Bistrica e Shalës".[1] The name is linked with the Albanian Shala tribe.
Geography
[edit]The village is located 12 km southeast from Leposavić, below the Kopaonik.[2] The settlement lies on both sides of the middle flow of the Bistrica, a right tributary of Ibar. The settlement is of the scattered type (razbijenog tipa), and its cadastral area includes 787 hectares.
History
[edit]The toponym Crkvište is used for the area of the church ruins.[2][3]
Demographics
[edit]The village is inhabited by an ethnic Albanian majority.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Hashim Islami (1986). Arhivski fondovi i zbirke u arhivima i arhivskim odeljenjima u SFRJ: SAP Kosovo. Vol. 9. Savez arhivskih radnika Jugoslavije. p. 135.
- ^ a b Kalezić 2002, p. 197.
- ^ Gojko Subotić (1998). Art of Kosovo: the sacred land. Monacelli Press. p. 241. ISBN 978-1-58093-006-2.
- ^ "Municipal Profile 2018 Mitrovica Region Leposaviq" (PDF). osce.org. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
Sources
[edit]- Kalezić, Dimitrije M. (2002). A - Z. Savremena administracija. p. 197. ISBN 9788638706716.