Osojane
Osojane
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Village | |
  Osojane Location in Kosovo | |
| Coordinates: 42°43′04″N 20°33′56″E / 42.71778°N 20.56556°E | |
| Location |  Kosovo |
| District | Peja |
| Municipality | Istog |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 176 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Osojane (Serbian Cyrillic: Осојане; Albanian: Osojan) is a village in the district of Peja in Kosovo, between the cities of Klina and Istog.
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
- ^ "ASK Data - Regjistrimi popullsisë". Agjencia e Statistikave të Kosovës (ASK). 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ Ivanovic, Milan (2013). Метохија:споменици и разарања. Нови Сад: Нови Сад:Прометеј.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link) COBISS 278213639 - ^ Kasapi, Albana (19 May 2000). "Albanians Unwilling to Forgive Returning Serbs". Relief Web. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ Dahl, Fredrik. "Serbs rebuild their lives in valley of Kosovo". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ 2011 Kosovo Census results