by Shefqet Cakiqi-Llapashtica. Translation Petrit Latifi

825 years ago, Llapi was mentioned in a charter letter of Shtjefën Nemanja (Steven Nemanjic) from 1198. 568 years ago, Llapashtica was mentioned in the cadastral list of 1455.

Llapi in the Hilandar Charter of Steven Nemanja (Nemanjic) from 1198

A charter letter of Stefan Nemanja from 1198 for Hilandar also includes Llapi, Lipjan, Prizren and Arbanashët e Pulati together with Zeta and the coastal cities. This was published in the book “Stara srpska knizevnost -I-” (Old Serbian Literature -I-) Publishing House “Buducnost” 1970, author Dr. Dragolub Pavlovic.

In the original text: “HILANDAROVA POVELJA STEVANA NEMANJE 1198” (CHARTA OF HILANDAR STEVAN NEMANJE) among other things it is written:

“I rebuilt my ancestral land and I became stronger with the help of God and my wisdom, given to me by God, I raised my ruined ancestral land and I gained: from the sea land Zeta and its cities, from the Arbanasi Pilot, and from the Greek land Lab with Lipljan, Dubočica, Reke, Zagrlat, Levče, Belica, Lepenica…”