Llapushnik
Llapushnik (or Llapushniku) is a village in municipality Drenas in Kosovo.[lower-alpha 1]
Llapushnik
Llapushniku | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Llapushnik Location in Kosovo | |
| Coordinates: 42°33′56″N 20°50′38″E | |
| Location |  Kosovo |
| District | Pristina |
| Municipality | Drenas |
| Government | |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,433 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Geography
Demography
| Demographics | |
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1948 | |
| 1953 | |
| 1961 | |
| 1971 | |
| 1981 | |
| 1991 | |
| Ref: Federal Office of Statistics and Evidence of Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia and Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, census for 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981. and 1991. | |
History
The village became notorious after 1998 because of the Lapušnik prison camp operated by the Albanian militant organization the UÇK. It also had a famous battle with the KLA and Yugoslav forces, which led to an KLA victory in 1998 known as the Battle of Llapushnik[2][3]
Notes
- Drenas=Kosove
References
- "2011 Kosovo Census results". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
- "22 years since the battle of Llapushnik". KosovaPress. 2020-05-10. Archived from the original on 2020-05-15. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
- "Veseli: The Battle of Llapushnik increased the population's confidence in the strength of the KLA". KosovaPress. 2020-05-09. Archived from the original on 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
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