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Radostë

Coordinates: 42°23′19″N 20°32′14″E / 42.388710°N 20.537149°E / 42.388710; 20.537149
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Radostë
Village
Radostë is located in Kosovo
Radostë
Radostë
Coordinates: 42°23′19″N 20°32′14″E / 42.388710°N 20.537149°E / 42.388710; 20.537149
Location Kosovo
DistrictGjakovë
MunicipalityRahovec
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total2,346
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Radostë (Albanian: Radostë, Serbian Cyrillic: Радосте/Radoste) is a village in Rahovec municipality.

Demographics

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As of 2011, the village had a total population of 2,346 people. Of this, approximately 98.47% were Albanians, while Ashkalis and Egyptians made up 1.30% of the population.[2]

History

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The village was recorded in the Ottoman register of 1591 with the name “Radostova”. The village then had 9 households and mansions ('Bashtina'). The villagers primarily had Albanian and Islamic anthropological traits, there was also a small presence of Slavic anthropology. The mansions ('Bashtina') listed bore Islamic, Albanian and Slavic names.[3]

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