Bresje, Kosovo Polje

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Bresje (Serbian: Бресје, Bresje; Albanian: Bresje) is a small town in the Municipality of Fushë Kosova, in Kosovo.

Bresje
Village
Bresje is located in Kosovo
Bresje
Bresje
Coordinates: 42°37′35″N 21°05′15″E / 42.626350°N 21.087411°E / 42.626350; 21.087411
Location Kosovo
DistrictPrishtinë
MunicipalityFushë Kosovë
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
5,596
Time zoneUTC+1 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

History

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According to the 1942–1943 Albanian census, Bresje had 590 inhabitants, of whom 355 were Albanian Orthodox, 90 were Albanian Muslims and 142 were Serbs.[2]

References

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  1. ^ 2011 Kosovo Census results
  2. ^ "Albanian „Top Channel," citing a 1943 census, claims Orthodox Kosovo Albanians were „exterminated"". KoSSev. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024. He says that Bresje had 590 inhabitants at that time, of which 90 were Muslim Albanians, and 355 Orthodox Albanians