Gjonaj, Prizren
Gjonaj (Albanian: Gjonaj, Serbian Cyrillic: Ђонај/Đonaj) is a village in Prizren municipality, Kosovo.
Gjonaj
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  Gjonaj | |
| Coordinates: 42.250550°N 20.617239°E | |
| Location |  Kosovo |
| District | Prizren |
| Municipality | Prizren |
| Elevation | 413 m (1,355 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,818 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
History
In the place where Gjonaj is today may have stood the town of Guri i Hasit.[4] In the area in and around Gjonaj nine Catholic Albanian villages were mentioned in the 1348 Stefan Dušan chrysobull.[5][6] A church in Gjonaj is possibly one of the oldest Roman Catholic churches in Kosovo.[7] Gjonaj may have been the birthplace of Andrea and Pjetër Bogdani.[8]
Notable People
- Andrea Bogdani, 17th century Albanian scholar and priest.
- Pjetër Bogdani, 17th century Albanian priest, scholar and patriot.
- Elvis Rexhbeçaj, footballer (born 1997)*
References
- 2011 Kosovo Census results
- Gjonaj Family History - Ancestry
- Albanian population of Dardania - Iljaz Rexha
- Elsie, Robert (2015). The tribes of Albania : history, society and culture. ISBN 978-0-85773-932-2. OCLC 949885098. p. 279.
- Malcolm, Noel (1999). Kosovo : a short history. New York: HarperPerennial. ISBN 0-06-097775-2. OCLC 41603542.
And Dusan's chrysobull of 1348 for the Monastery of the Holy Archangels in Prizren mentions a total of nine Albanian katuns
- Popullsia Shqiptare E Kosoves Gjate Shekujve - Selami Pulaha, p. 16
- Plesch, Valerie (2015). "Muslim Kosovars rediscover their long-forgotten Roman Catholic roots".
- Elsie, Robert (2011). Historical dictionary of Kosovo. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7483-1. OCLC 694772524.
Born in Gur i Hasit near Prizren about 1630, Bogdani was educated in the traditions of the Catholic Church, to which he devoted all his energy
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