Sllatina (Vushtrri)

Coordinates: 42°51′11″N 20°58′10″E / 42.85306°N 20.96944°E / 42.85306; 20.96944
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Sllatinë
Sllatinë is located in Kosovo
Sllatinë
Sllatinë
Coordinates: 42°51′11″N 20°58′10″E / 42.85306°N 20.96944°E / 42.85306; 20.96944
Location Kosovo
DistrictMitrovicë
MunicipalityVushtrri
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • TotalIncrease 491
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Sllatinë or Slatina (Serbian Cyrillic : Слатина) is a village in Kosovo located in the municipality of Vushtrri and in the district of Mitrovicë. According to the Kosovo census of 2011, it has 491 inhabitants,[2] all of whom are Albanians.[3]

History[edit]

The village is mentioned for the first time in the Ottoman defter of district of Branković 1455, with 18 houses, including the house of the priest Bogdan.[citation needed]

During World War II, Sllatina along with the village of Ceranja would have a high Chetnik presence. In 1941, Albanian irregulars, mostly from the Tribe of Shala, would drive them out of the two villages.[4]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population of Sllatina (Vushtrri)
Year1948195319611971198119912011
Population142250284341409411491[2]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2011 Kosovo Census results
  2. ^ a b "Change in Population 1948–2011". pop-stat.mashke.org (in Albanian). Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Ethnic Composition of Kosovo 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org (in Albanian). Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  4. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20150602162436/http://www.ballikombetar.info/shalaebajgores.php

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