The Slavic colonization of Gjakova with Montenegrins and Serbs (1922-1936)

The Slavic colonization of Gjakova with Montenegrins and Serbs (1922-1936)

by Fahri Xharra

Municipality of Gjakova:

Babaj Bokës (3 families), Bardhaniqi (11 families), Batusha (27 families), Beci (82 families), Berjahu (5 families), Bardosana (24 families), Bishtazhini (5 families),
Brekoci (36 families), Brovina (3 families), Cërmjani (37 families), Dallashaj (25 families),
Damjani (20 families), Deva (16 families), Doblibare (28 families), Dobrixha (30 families),
Dobroshi (9 families), Doli (17 families), Dujaka (11 families), Firaja (4 families), Firza (33 families), Gërçina (12 families), Gërgoci (16 families), Godeni (8 families),
Gjakova (26 families),
Guska (7 families), Hereçi (66 families), Jabllanica (15 families), Jahoci (21 families), Janoshi (22 families), Kodralia (14 families), Korenica (55 families), Kralani (37 families), Kusari (6 families),
Kushaveci (6 families), Lipoveci (18 families), Llugaxhia (11 families), Madanaj (1 family),
Marmulli (79 families), Meça (37 families), Moglica (9 families),
Mulliqi (13 families), Morina (5 families), Neci (77 families), Nivokazi (19 families), Novosella e Epërme (2 families), Novosella ePoshtme (8 families), Osek Hyla (21 families), Osek Pasha (2 families), Pacaj (7 families),
Palabardhi (4 families), Pjetërshani (11 families), Plançori (26 families), Ponosheci (51 families),
Popoci (5 families), Qerimi (3 families), Raça (35 families), Radoniqi (128 families), Rakoci (37 families), Ramoci (10 families), Rashkoci (31 families), Rogova (47 families), Rracaj (22 families),
Rrypaj (7 families), Sheremetaj (34 families), Shishmani (34 families), Shishmani i Bokës (1187 In Anadrini and Llapushë, including the territory of this municipality in the years 1932-35, many families of the so-called optane Slavic colonists who came from Vrraka in Albania settled.

Those families had found shelter in the middle of the 19th century after fleeing from the Zeta region in Montenegro, now some of them settled in Kosovo for a specific purpose. families), Skivjani (27 families), Smaqi (17 families), Smolica (19 families), Stublla (21 families), Trakaniqi (8 families), Ujzi (14 families), Vogova (20 families), Vraniqi (32 families), Zylfaj (7 families), Zhabeli (8 families), Zhdrella (7 families) and Zhubi (7 families)

Colonies:

In the Dushkaja region, since 1928, 41 families were colonized in Lower Bitesh,
while in Upper Bitesh 36 colon families.

Gradisha, near Ura e Fshej, from 1926-1931, 44 Serbian and Montenegrin colonized families were colonized.

Fusha e Gjakova, 42 families with 120 members were colonized.

In the place called Nakarada, at the entrance to Gjakova, on the Prizren-Gjakova road, 59 Serbian and Montenegrin colonized families were colonized.

Piskota, near Gjakova, in the direction of Peja, 43 colonized families were settled.

Zidi i Sadik Aga, on the southeast side of Gjakova, 5 Slavic colonized families were colonized.

In the Bardhaniq – Llugaxhi locality, in 1932-1933, 26 settler families with 116 members were settled.

In the Bishtazhin – Lipovec – Smaç locality, in 1929-1933, 33 settler families with 164 members were settled.

In the locality between the villages of Dobrosh and Junik, in the Kallavaj field, 92 settler families of Serbs and Montenegrins were settled.

In the locality of Malet e Hereçit, 58 settler families of Serbs and Montenegrins were settled.

In the locality of Lugbunari, which was a pasture for the villages, from 1927-1933, 122 settler families of Montenegrins, Serbs, etc. were settled. They changed the name of this locality of Albanian etymology, first to Zimonjic and then to Petrovac.

In the locality near Marmulla, called Milena-Rezina, 19 settler families were colonized.

In the locality Meja – Orize, 31 settler families were colonized, mainly Montenegrins.

In the locality Meqa – Cermjani, in the years 1932-1933, 43 Montenegrin settler families with 192 members were colonized.

In the locality Moglicë-Raçë-Dol, from 1929-1936, 39 families with 175 inhabitants were colonized.

In the locality Dobrixha – Dubrava, in 1930, 14 families with 64 inhabitants were colonized.

In the locality Jabllanicë – Luti – Vardishtë, in 1931-1936, 27 settler families with 123 members were colonized.

In the Drini-Cërmjani locality, 13 Serbian and Montenegrin settler families were settled.

In the Brovinë-Morinë locality, from 1929-1936, 37 settler families with
169 members were colonized.

In the Zhubi – Dol locality, from 1931-1936, 111 Montenegrin settler families with 501 members were colonized.

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