Velika Plana (Prokuplje)
Velika Plana is a village in the municipality of Prokuplje, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 666 people.
History
Velika Plana (Albanian: Pllana e Madhe) had 124 houses inhabited by Albanians, while other sources claim 885 houses, before the Expulsion of the Albanians took place in 1877–1878. All Albanians left the Prokuplje region by force of the Serbian army and fled to modern-day Kosovo, which was back then the Vilayet of Kosovo of the Ottoman Empire. These Albanians became known as Muxhahirs and were demographically Albanians of the Gheg dialect and Muslims.
Some families in Kosovo kept their surname (Pllana) as the village they were from.
See also
References
- ^ Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku Beograd 2003. ISBN 86-84433-00-9
- ^ "The Expulsion of Albanians from the Sanjak of Nish" (PDF) (in Albanian). State Agency of Kosovo Archives. p. 22.
Pllana e Madhe në rrethin e Prokuplës kishte 124 shtëpi shqiptare dhe sipas një burimi tjetër ka pasur 885 shtëpi
43°19′14″N 21°26′26″E / 43.32056°N 21.44056°E
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