Koriša

Koriša

Korishë (Albanian)
Кориша/Koriša (Serbian)
Koriša Korishë (Albanian); Кориша/Koriša (Serbian);
Village
	Koriša
	Coordinates: 42°15′27″N 20°47′53″E / 42.257603°N 20.798058°ECoordinates: 42°15′27″N 20°47′53″E / 42.257603°N 20.798058°E
Location	Kosovo
District	Prizren
Municipality	Prizren
Population (2011)
• Total	5,279
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Koriša (Serbian Cyrillic: Кориша; Albanian: Korishë) is a village in the Prizren Municipality in southern Kosovo.

Politics[]

Koriša is self-administering locality and does not depend on the Prizren municipality. It is also the first town in Kosovo that send girls to academic schools.^{[citation needed]}

History[]

The village of Koriša an old settlement with a well documented history. Prior to the Ottoman expansion into the region, Koriša was a large settlement that extended out into the Brešta ridge to the east of the village. The area surrounding the village had nine Serbian Orthodox sites including the Hermitage of St. Peter of Koriša and Monastery of St. Mark of Koriša scattered within the Brešta ridge. At the turn of the 20th century, the population demographics of Koriša changed. Prior to 1912, there were between 30-40 Serbian households and by 1940, only 25 Serb homes remained with many Serb families moving permanently to Belgrade, Prizren and Niš. Throughout this time, many Albanians moved down from settlements on the Kabaš Mountain into Koriša. By 1940, there were 54 Albanian households.^[2]

Kosovo War[]

During the Kosovo War, more than 80% of the village was destroyed and burnt by Serbian forces.^{[citation needed]} It was the site of the Korisa bombing, where NATO killed at least 87 Albanian refugees fleeing ethnic persecution.

Notable sites[]

There are 3 artificial waterfalls, which are being visited by a lot of Tourists all around Kosovo.^{[citation needed]}

In the right Side of Kabashi Mauntains, a part called Gralishtë, is a large not full developed Castle. It dates from V-VI Century.

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 a 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 states later withdrew their recognition.

References

^ 2011 Kosovo Census results
^ Filipovic, Milenko (1967). Različita etnološka građa s Kosova i Metohije. Beograd: Srpska Akademija Nauka i Umetnost. p. 100-101.

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[status-1] 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 a 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 states later withdrew their recognition.

[2] 2011 Kosovo Census results

[3] Filipovic, Milenko (1967). Različita etnološka građa s Kosova i Metohije. Beograd: Srpska Akademija Nauka i Umetnost. p. 100-101.

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