Llapushnik (or
Llapushniku) is a village in municipality
Drenas in
Kosovo.
Geography
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Demography
Demographics
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Year
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Population
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1948 |
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1953 |
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1961 |
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1971 |
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1981 |
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1991 |
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Ref: Federal Office of Statistics and Evidence of Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia and Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, census for 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981. and 1991.
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History
The village became notorious after 1998 because of the Lapušnik prison camp operated by the Albanian militant organization the UÇK. It also had a famous battle with the KLA and Yugoslav forces, which led to an KLA victory in 1998 known as the Battle of Llapushnik