Lubizhdë

Lubizhdë

Lubizhdë (Albanian)
Љубижда/Ljubižda (Serbian)
Lubizhdë Lubizhdë (Albanian); Љубижда/Ljubižda (Serbian);
Village
	Lubizhdë
	Coordinates: 42°14′17″N 20°45′41″E / 42.238049°N 20.761475°ECoordinates: 42°14′17″N 20°45′41″E / 42.238049°N 20.761475°E
Location	Kosovo
District	Prizren
Municipality	Prizren
Elevation	524 m (1,719 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	5,982
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Lubizhdë (Albanian: Lubizhdë, Serbian Cyrillic: Љубижда/Ljubižda) is a village in the Prizren municipality in southern Kosovo.

History[]

During the early 14th century under the reign of Serbian Emperor Stefan Dušan, Lubizhdë was a prosperous village. The village formed part of the feudal holdings of both the nearby Monastery of St. Mark of Koriša and Monastery of the Holy Archangels.^[2] Between 11 and 12 Serbian Orthodox churches were built in and around Lubizhdë during this time however despite its prosperity, the village suffered greatly from the outbreak of the bubonic plague. In 1872 a school was built for the local population and by 1940, there were 76 households in Lubizhdë consisting of 56 Serb households and 23 Muslim households. However, a number of the wives of the Muslim men in the village were Albanian.^[3] Restoration works of two local Serbian Orthodox churches commenced in 1897 for the St Nicholas church and 1979 for the St Elijah church. Both churches were destroyed in 1999 following the end of the Kosovo War.^[4]

Demographics[]

The village has a Kosovo Albanian majority.^[5]

Ethnicity	2011
Albanians	4207
Bosniaks	1286
Turks	237
Gorani people	75
Roma	48
Serbs	5
Other	124
Total	5986

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
^ Sindik 1957, p. 348.
^ Filipovic, Milenko (1967). Različita etnološka građa s Kosova i Metohije. Beograd: Srpska Akademija Nauka i Umetnost. p. 98-99.
^ "Situation in Bosnia and Kosovo Hearing Before the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second Session". United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services: 50. 2 February 2000. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
^ 2011 Kosovo Census results

Sindik, Ilija (1957). Историјски часопис 7 (1957). Yugoslavia: Istorijski institut.

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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

[FOOTNOTESindik1957348-3] Sindik 1957, p. 348.

[4] Filipovic, Milenko (1967). Različita etnološka građa s Kosova i Metohije. Beograd: Srpska Akademija Nauka i Umetnost. p. 98-99.

[5] "Situation in Bosnia and Kosovo Hearing Before the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second Session". United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services: 50. 2 February 2000. Retrieved 18 October 2021.

[6] 2011 Kosovo Census results

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