Mušutište

Mushtishtë (Serbian Cyrillic: Мушутиште, Albanian: Mushtishtë) is a village in the Suhareka municipality in Kosovo. It is located to the west of the Nerodimka mountain. It has 10 m churches, including the Church of Virgin Hodegetria, which was destroyed by Albanians in 1999.

Mushtisht
Village
Church of Virgin Hodegetria before destruction
Church of Virgin Hodegetria before destruction
Mushtisht is located in Kosovo
Mushtisht
Mushtisht
Location in Kosovo
Coordinates: 42°17′55″N 20°53′20″E
Location Kosovo
DistrictPrizren
MunicipalitySuva Reka
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total3,394
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

The village used to have a mixed Albanian-Serbian population; according to the 1991 census, it had 5016 inhabitants.

The inhabitants fled the village during the Kosovo war. All their houses were subsequently set on fire by Serbs criminals and most of their properties usurped. [2]

History

It was first mentioned in a Serbian charter dating to 1315. In a charter of Emperor Stephen Uroš IV Dušan, dating to 1348, Mušutište, along with the churches of Virgin Hodegetria and St. Symeon (Sv. Simeona), were granted (metochion) to the Saint Archangels Monastery in Prizren.

The mass abduction was a war crime against the Albanian civilian population in Mushtishtë .

Demographic history
Ethnic group 1948 1953 1961 1971 1981[3] 1991
Albanians 2980
Serbs 1173
Others 2
Total[4] 2346 2541 2816 3307 4155 5016

References
  1. 2011 Kosovo Census results
  2. Hasanaj, Marija Ristic, Cazim (2016-08-29). "Violent Protest Against Kosovo Serbs Condemned". Balkan Insight. Retrieved 2023-03-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. 1981 Census, Kosovo
  4. Kosovo censuses 1948-1991
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