Bresalc
Bresalc is a village in the District of Gjilan, Kosovo. It is located northwest of Gjilan and southeast of Pristina.
Bresalc
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Village | |
  Bresalc | |
| Coordinates: 42.496363°N 21.404961°E | |
| Location |  Kosovo[lower-alpha 1] |
| District | Gjilan |
| Municipality | Gjilan |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,823 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
History
Located near the homes of the old imams of the region, the area is known for the ruined Kalaja e Princeshës ("Princess's Castle"), the ancient centerpiece of a community once dominated by Catholics. Remnants of the Catholic legacy remain today, including the foundations of churches at Bukov (now the neighborhood of Berkollët) and at Kroni Plak in Gurishtë (now Gllama). A mosque, built in 1856, was burned down on April 10, 1999, during the Kosovo War.[2]
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Notes and references
Notes
- Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008. Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognised as an independent state by 97 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 112 UN member states have recognised Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition.
References
- 2011 Kosovo Census results
- Osmani, Jusuf (2003). Vendbanimet e Kosovës. Pristina: Shtypi Shkrola. p. 59. ISBN 9951-8547-5-3.
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