Dëbëlldeh (Albanian: Dëbëlldeh, Serbian: Дебелде) is a village in the municipality of Vitia, Kosovo.

Dëbëlldeh
Village
Dëbëlldeh is located in Kosovo
Dëbëlldeh
Dëbëlldeh
Coordinates: 42°15′39″N 21°23′54″E / 42.26083°N 21.39833°E / 42.26083; 21.39833
Country Kosovo
DistrictGjilan
MunicipalityVitina
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total339
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Etymology

The name of the village comes from the Slavic words "Debeli Deo" (Serbian: Дебели Део) which translated into English mean "Thick Place" [2]

Geography

The village is located in the Karadak Mountain range, northwest of Kopilaq Mountain. It borders the village of Mjak in the west and Tanuševci in the south which is located in North Macedonia.

History

The inhabitants of the village belong to the same clan originating from the Berisha tribe and are separated into two branches; The Mahalla of Fejzalar with nine families, and the Mahalla of Qorroll with thirteen families.[2] During the 18th century, the ancestors of the village residents expelled all the Serb inhabitants from the village.[3]

The village became a stronghold of Balli Kombëtar during the Second World War and was the site of the Congress of Kopilaqa of Karadak Leaders such as Mulla Idriz Gjilani, Sulë Hotla, Jusuf Lipovica and others.[4]

During the Kosovo War, most of the village was burned down and property was looted and 4 Civilians from the village were killed by Serb Forces[5][6]

During the Conflict in Macedonia in 2001, the village became a stronghold of the NLA, from which many attacks on Macedonian forces were conducted.[7][8] Following an agreement between Serbia and Montenegro and Macedonia the village alongside Mjak were supposed to be given to Macedonia, the idea was given up after local residents from Dëbëlldeh and Mjak rose up to arms and threatened to start a new conflict, the locals were supported by ANA militants and former NLA commanders such as Xhezair Shaqiri[9]

References

  1. ↑ 2011 Kosovo Census results
  2. 1 2 "Порекло презимена, село Дебелде (Витина) - Порекло". www.poreklo.rs (in Serbian). 2020-07-19. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
  3. ↑ Belgrad, Srpska akademija nauka i umetnosti (1934). Srpski etnografski zbornik (in Serbian). Srpska akademija nauka i umetnosti.
  4. ↑ Selmani, Aliriza (2011). "NË PËRKUJTIM TË ATDHETARIT TË DEVOTSHËM, JUSUF BAFTJARI, ALIAS HOXHË LIPOVICA 1883-1948". Gjurmime Albanologjike - Seria e Shkencave Historike (in Albanian) (41–42): 41–60. ISSN 0350-6258.
  5. ↑ Kryelajmi (2017-04-13). "Pse "Dosja e Vitisë" për krimet serbe me shumë fakte e dëshmi mbeti e harruar nga drejtësia ?! • KRYELAJMI". KRYELAJMI. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  6. ↑ "List of killed, missing and disappeared 1998-2000". www.hlc-rdc.org. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  7. ↑ RATHFELDER, ERICH (2001-03-10). "Über die Grenze und in die Berge". Die Tageszeitung: taz (in German). p. 4. ISSN 0931-9085. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  8. ↑ Rathfelder, Erich (2012-10-22). Kosovo: Geschichte eines Konflikts (in German). Suhrkamp Verlag. ISBN 978-3-518-79620-7.
  9. ↑ "Banorët e Debelldesë, nën armë për kufirin - Arkiva Shqiptare e Lajmeve". www.arkivalajmeve.com. Retrieved 2022-07-31.


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