Boletin
Boletin
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|---|---|
 Sokolica Monastery | |
  Boletin Location in Kosovo | |
| Coordinates: 42°56′8″N 20°51′26″E / 42.93556°N 20.85722°E | |
| Location |  Kosovo |
| District | Mitrovicë |
| Municipality | Zvečan |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Boletin
Boletin (Albanian: Boletin; Serbian Cyrillic: Бољетин) is a settlement in the municipality of Zveçan, Kosovo.[1]
There is a 14th-century Serbian Orthodox monastery in the village, the .
Isa Boletini, an iconic Albanian nationalist and significant military leader of Albanian independence, was born in the village. He was reburied there on 10 June 2015, nearly a century after his death.[2]
Notable people[]
- Isa Boletini (1864–1916)
Notes[]
- ^ The political status of Kosovo is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008, it is formally recognised as an independent state by 97 UN member states (with another 15 recognising it at some point but then withdrawing recognition), while Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory.
- ^ Una Hajdar; Petrit Çollaku (10 June 2015). "Kosovo Reburies Albanian Hero Isa Boletini". Balkan Insight.
External links[]
- "Location of Boljetin, Serbia". Retrieved 2010-06-20.
Categories:
- Villages in Zvečan
- Medieval Serbian sites in Kosovo