Osojane

Osojane (Serbian Cyrillic: Осојане; Albanian: Osojan) is a village in the district of Peja in Kosovo, between the cities of Klina and Istog.

Osojane
Village
Osojane is located in Kosovo
Osojane
Osojane
Location in Kosovo
Coordinates: 42°43′04″N 20°33′56″E
Location Kosovo[lower-alpha 1]
DistrictPeja
MunicipalityIstog
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total65
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

History

Osojane was first mentioned in a chrysobull by the Serbian King Stefan Milutin in 1314. During the reign of the Ottoman Empire, a defter in 1485 recorded the village as having a monastery, consecrated in the name of John the Baptist. However, the monastery disappeared from record and is thought to have occupied the site of the current cemetery in Osojane.[2] In 1999 following the end of the Kosovo War, the entire population of Osojane fled after the village was destroyed. The village was chosen as a showcase for the return of some of the thousands of Serbs who fled Kosovo. Following a $5 million USD investment by the U.S Government and protection from Spanish KFOR troops, 80 Serbs returned to Osojane.[3][4]

Demographics

The village is almost exclusively inhabited by Serbs.[5]

Notes and references

Notes:

  1. The political status of Kosovo is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008, Kosovo is formally recognised as a sovereign state by 101 UN member states (with another 13 states recognising it at some point but then withdrawing their recognition) and 92 states not recognizing it, while Serbia continues to claim it as a part of its own territory.

References:

  1. 2011 Kosovo Census results
  2. Ivanovic, Milan (2013). Метохија:споменици и разарања. Нови Сад: Нови Сад:Прометеј. COBISS 278213639
  3. Kasapi, Albana (19 May 2000). "Albanians Unwilling to Forgive Returning Serbs". Relief Web. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  4. Dahl, Fredrik. "Serbs rebuild their lives in valley of Kosovo". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  5. 2011 Kosovo Census results


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