Strellc i Epërm
Strellc i Epërm
Gornji Streoc | |
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Village | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo |
| District | District of Peja |
| Municipality | Deçan |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 2,055 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Strellc i Epërm (in Albanian) or Gornji Streoc (Serbian: Горњи Стреоц), meaning "Upper Streoc", is a village in the Deçan municipality of western Kosovo, located between Deçan and Pejë along the mountainous border with Albania. The majority of inhabitants are ethnic Albanians.
Geography
[edit | edit source]The village is a rural settlement of the half-scattered type.[2] It is located on the eastern slopes of the Strellci mountain (2336 m).[2]
History
[edit | edit source]The village of Strelac (Стрѣльц; Стрелац) was first mentioned in Serbian medieval documents.[3][4] Ruins of a medieval fort (known in Serbian as gradište) exist below the village, on the Çeçan mountain.[5] The settlement was later[when?] divided into two parts, Gornji- (Upper) and Donji (Lower) Streoc. The village name was also spelled Gornje Streoce (Горње Стреоце),[6] Streovce, and Strovce.
During the Crimean War (1853–56), many Serbian families left the kaza (district) of Ipek and Yakova; 20 Serbian families left the village of Strellc.[7]
In 1901, an Albanian from Streoce tried to steal cattle from the Visoki Dečani, and was executed by Ottoman askeri; the mutesarif of Ipek welcomed their act, but his family threatened with vengeance towards the yüz başa of that crew.[8] After some days, an Ottoman crew of 25 was ambushed in Streoce.[8]
Both Strellc i Epërm and Strellc i Ulët were featured in an Episode of the Australian Series Foreign Correspondent prior to the Kosovo War.[citation needed]
Demographics
[edit | edit source]The village had a total population of 3,347 inhabitants according to the 2011 census.[9] The majority of inhabitants are ethnic Albanians.
According to the last census of 2024, the village has a population of 2,055 inhabitants.
Anthropology
[edit | edit source]The village's Albanians hail from Krasniqe.[10]
References
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- ^ 2011 Kosovo Census results
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Sources
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