Deçan[a] is a town and municipality in Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the town of has 3,803 inhabitants, while the municipality has 40,019 inhabitants.[1]
Deçan was first recorded in 1330 in the decrees known as the Dečani chrysobulls as being a village with a population of 89 households, consisting of 623 people.[2] The village was one of many feudal holdings of the Visoki Dečani monastery. As part of their feudal obligations, the local population of Deçan provided labour and payment in products to the Visoki Dečani monastery. The chrysobulls listed that Visoki Dečani held such rights over 2,097 households of meropsi (dependent farmers-serfs), 266 Vlach households (pastoral communities) and 69 sokalniki (craftsmen) over a large area in southern Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro and north Albania.[3] In the charters of Deçan, there were several cases where a father had an Albanian name and his son would have a Serbian name. This has been interpreted as highlighting the process of slavicization in the region.[4][5]
Following the migration of the Serbs in the 17th and 18th century, many ethnic Serbs who lived in Deçan left. The local Albanian population of Deçan who remained continued to guard the local Visoki Dečani monastery.[6]
During the Kosovo War, Deçan was one of the strongholds of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). The KLA regularly smuggled weapons from Albania across the border to Deçan and as a result, the area saw significant fighting between the KLA and Yugoslav army and police.[7] The town was one of the areas where armed attacks against Serbian police and military began. On August 1995 in one of the most serious incidents before the Kosovo War, the Serbian police stations was attacked and set on fire by an armed group.[8]
^Iseni, Bashkim (25 January 2008). La question nationale en Europe du Sud-Est : genèse, émergence et développement de l'indentité nationale albanaise au Kosovo et en Macédoine. Bern: P. Lang. pp. 77–78. ISBN978-3039113200.
^Pulaha, Selami (1984). Popullsia Shqiptare e Kosoves Gjate Shekujve XV XVI. Tirana: 8 Nëntori. p. 9.
Fine, John Van Antwerp (1994). The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest. University of Michigan Press. ISBN978-0-472-08260-5.
Novak, Viktor (1954). Историјски часопис 4 (1952-1953). Istorijski institut.
Vickers, Miranda (1998). Between Serb and Albanian: A History of Kosovo. Columbia University Press. ISBN0-631-19807-5.
deçan, other, uses, disambiguation, town, municipality, kosovo, according, 2011, census, town, inhabitants, while, municipality, inhabitants, albanian, dečani, serbian, townvisoki, dečani, monasteryflagsealshow, kosovoshow, europecoordinates, 283countrykosovod. For other uses see Decan disambiguation Decan a is a town and municipality in Kosovo According to the 2011 census the town of has 3 803 inhabitants while the municipality has 40 019 inhabitants 1 Decan Decan or Decani Albanian Decani Serbian TownVisoki Decani MonasteryFlagSealDecanShow map of KosovoDecanShow map of EuropeCoordinates 42 32 N 20 17 E 42 533 N 20 283 E 42 533 20 283CountryKosovoDistrictDistrict of GjakovaMunicipalityDecanElevation550 m 1 800 ft Population 2011 Total3 803Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 1 CEST Postal code51000Area code 383Vehicle registration03Websitekk wbr rks gov wbr net wbr decan Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Culture 4 Notes 5 References 6 Bibliography 7 External linksGeography editGeographically Decan is located in the Accursed Mountains mountain region It is surrounded by the Beleg Mountain History editDecan was first recorded in 1330 in the decrees known as the Decani chrysobulls as being a village with a population of 89 households consisting of 623 people 2 The village was one of many feudal holdings of the Visoki Decani monastery As part of their feudal obligations the local population of Decan provided labour and payment in products to the Visoki Decani monastery The chrysobulls listed that Visoki Decani held such rights over 2 097 households of meropsi dependent farmers serfs 266 Vlach households pastoral communities and 69 sokalniki craftsmen over a large area in southern Serbia Kosovo Montenegro and north Albania 3 In the charters of Decan there were several cases where a father had an Albanian name and his son would have a Serbian name This has been interpreted as highlighting the process of slavicization in the region 4 5 Following the migration of the Serbs in the 17th and 18th century many ethnic Serbs who lived in Decan left The local Albanian population of Decan who remained continued to guard the local Visoki Decani monastery 6 During the Kosovo War Decan was one of the strongholds of the Kosovo Liberation Army KLA The KLA regularly smuggled weapons from Albania across the border to Decan and as a result the area saw significant fighting between the KLA and Yugoslav army and police 7 The town was one of the areas where armed attacks against Serbian police and military began On August 1995 in one of the most serious incidents before the Kosovo War the Serbian police stations was attacked and set on fire by an armed group 8 Culture editMain article Culture of Decan The medieval Serbian Orthodox Visoki Decani monastery stands around 2 km 1 2 mi to the west of the town Notes edit Albanian Decan pronounced dɛˈtʃan or Decani Serbian Cyrillic Dechani pronounced dɛ t ʃani also in use Decane Serbian Cyrillic DechaneReferences edit Kosovo Census Archived from the original on 2013 12 03 Retrieved February 24 2021 Novak 1954 p 218 Fine 1994 p 318 Iseni Bashkim 25 January 2008 La question nationale en Europe du Sud Est genese emergence et developpement de l indentite nationale albanaise au Kosovo et en Macedoine Bern P Lang pp 77 78 ISBN 978 3039113200 Pulaha Selami 1984 Popullsia Shqiptare e Kosoves Gjate Shekujve XV XVI Tirana 8 Nentori p 9 Novak 1954 p 216 226 PROSECUTOR v SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC DECISION ON MOTION FOR JUDGEMENT OF ACQUITTAL International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia 10 16 June 2004 CiteSeerX 10 1 1 691 9174 Vickers 1998 p 291 Bibliography editFine John Van Antwerp 1994 The Late Medieval Balkans A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest University of Michigan Press ISBN 978 0 472 08260 5 Novak Viktor 1954 Istoriјski chasopis 4 1952 1953 Istorijski institut Vickers Miranda 1998 Between Serb and Albanian A History of Kosovo Columbia University Press ISBN 0 631 19807 5 External links editDecan at Wikipedia s sister projects nbsp Definitions from Wiktionary nbsp Media from Commons nbsp News from Wikinews nbsp Quotations from Wikiquote nbsp Texts from Wikisource nbsp Textbooks from Wikibooks nbsp Resources from Wikiversity nbsp Travel information from Wikivoyage Municipality of Decan Official Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Decan amp oldid 1223806356, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
