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Llugaxhi (in Albanian, pronounced [luga-dʒi]) is a village in Kosovo, located south of Lipjan.
Llugaxhi | |
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Village | |
 View from south side of the village | |
  Llugaxhi Location in Kosovo | |
| Coordinates: 42°29′30.39″N 21°10′29.19″E / 42.4917750°N 21.1747750°E | |
| Location |  Kosovo |
| District | Pristina |
| Municipality | Lipjan |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,157 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
The village was founded by Muhaxhir-Albanians all of whom fled the invasion of Niš (Albanian: Nish) during 1878. Forced to abandon their belongings and dwellings, the families made their way to Gadime. They were later granted land further outside the town where they could create the new village.[2] Many families now inhabit Llugaxhi, such as the Ratkoceri, Konjufca, Reçica, the Magashi, the Byqmeti, the Islami (subfamily of Reçica), the Tmava and others. Most roads in Llugaxhi are named after family ancestors, such as Sefë Reçica and Sherif Konjufca.
Llugaxhi is a medium-sized village, it covers roughly 2.8 km of the M-2 (Ujmani-Han Elez), most of it being land for cropping and only a small amount of land is slightly urbanised. The oldest building is the mosque which is said to be around 100 years old,.[3] Llugaxhi is known for being one of the first ethnically Albanian villages to teach primary education in the region after the Balkan wars, with the first school opening in 1924-25.[4] During this time all schools in the region of Prishtina could only be allowed to teach Serbo-Croatian,[5] despite the hardships, Albanian was taught secretly up until 1941 when it became permissible under the new Yugoslavian government.
References
edit- ^ 2011 Kosovo Census results
- ^ Reçica, Jahja (2020). Llugaxhia- fshati im (monografi). Prishtina: Biblioteka Kombetare e Kosoves “Pjeter Bogdani”. ISBN 978-9951-757-67-6.
- ^ "Llugaxhi on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-04-30.[user-generated source]
- ^ Reçica, Jahja (2020). Llugaxhia- fshati im (monografi). Prishtina: Biblioteka Kombetare e Kosoves “Pjeter Bogdani”. ISBN 978-9951-757-67-6.
- ^ Veseli, Prof. Dr. Sc Abdylaziz. Shkolla dhe arsimi sqhip në prefekturen e Prishtinës gjatë periudhës 1941-1944. Prishtina.