Boletin

Boletin (Albanian: Boletin; Serbian Cyrillic: Бољетин) is a settlement in the municipality of Zveçan, Kosovo.

For the village in North Macedonia, see Boletin, Mavrovo and Rostuša. For the village in eastern Serbia, see Boljetin.
Boletin
Village
Sokolica Monastery
Sokolica Monastery
Boletin is located in Kosovo
Boletin
Boletin
Location in Kosovo
Coordinates: 42°56′8″N 20°51′26″E
Location Kosovo
DistrictMitrovicë
MunicipalityZvečan
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Boletin

There is a 14th-century Serbian Orthodox monastery in the village, the Sokolica Monastery.

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.[1]

Notable people

References
  1. Una Hajdar; Petrit Çollaku (10 June 2015). "Kosovo Reburies Albanian Hero Isa Boletini". Balkan Insight.
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