Osojane

Osojane (Serbian Cyrillic: Осојане; Albanian: Osojan) is a village in the district of Peja in Kosovo, between the cities of Klina and Istog.

Osojane
Village
Osojane is located in Kosovo
Osojane
Osojane
Location in Kosovo
Coordinates: 42°43′04″N 20°33′56″E
Location Kosovo
DistrictPeja
MunicipalityIstog
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total65
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

History

Osojane was first mentioned in a chrysobull by the Serbian King Stefan Milutin in 1314. During the reign of the Ottoman Empire, a defter in 1485 recorded the village as having a monastery, consecrated in the name of John the Baptist. However, the monastery disappeared from record and is thought to have occupied the site of the current cemetery in Osojane.[2] In 1999 following the end of the Kosovo War, the entire population of Osojane fled after the village was destroyed. The village was chosen as a showcase for the return of some of the thousands of Serbs who fled Kosovo. Following a $5 million USD investment by the U.S Government and protection from Spanish KFOR troops, 80 Serbs returned to Osojane.[3][4]

Demographics

The village is almost exclusively inhabited by Serbs.[5]

References
  1. 2011 Kosovo Census results
  2. Ivanovic, Milan (2013). Метохија:споменици и разарања. Нови Сад: Нови Сад:Прометеј. COBISS 278213639
  3. Kasapi, Albana (19 May 2000). "Albanians Unwilling to Forgive Returning Serbs". Relief Web. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  4. Dahl, Fredrik. "Serbs rebuild their lives in valley of Kosovo". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  5. 2011 Kosovo Census results


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