Boletin (Albanian: Boletin; Serbian Cyrillic: Бољетин) is a settlement in the municipality of Zveçan, Kosovo. It is solely inhabited by Albanians.[1]
Boletin
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 Sokolica Monastery | |
  Boletin Location in Kosovo | |
| Coordinates: 42°56′8″N 20°51′26″E / 42.93556°N 20.85722°E | |
| Location |  Kosovo |
| District | Mitrovicë |
| Municipality | Zveçan |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
There is a 14th-century Serbian Orthodox monastery in the village, the Sokolica Monastery.
Isa Boletini, an iconic Albanian nationalist and significant military leader of Albanian independence, was born in the village. He was reburied there on 10 June 2015, nearly a century after his death.[2]
Notable people
edit- Isa Boletini (1864–1916)
- Pajazit Boletini (1901–1963)
- Salih Boletini ( ? – 1947)
References
edit- ^ "Zveçan Municipal Profile" (PDF). Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ Una Hajdar; Petrit Çollaku (10 June 2015). "Kosovo Reburies Albanian Hero Isa Boletini". Balkan Insight.
External links
edit- "Location of Boletin, Kosovo". Retrieved 2010-06-20.