Piranë

Piranë (Albanian: Piranë, Serbian Cyrillic: Пиране/Pirane) is a village in Prizren municipality, Kosovo.

Piranë Piranë (Albanian) Пиране/Pirane (Serbian)
Village
Piranë
Coordinates: 42.292198°N 20.673641°E / 42.292198; 20.673641
Location	Kosovo
District	Prizren
Municipality	Prizren
Elevation	302 m (991 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	2,417
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

History

According to Pulaha, Pirane was mentioned in the Ottoman defter of 1485 as Dolina Biranash with 35 homes, several of the homes listed bore Albanian names: Bashtina e Gjinit, te birit te Tanushit, Bashtina e Progonit, Bashtina e Nikces, E veja Nina, Nika son of Dabzhiv.^[2]

During the 16th century, the inhabitants of the village were recorded with characteristically Albanian anthroponomy, indicating that the village was historically inhabited by Albanians.^[3][4]

References

1. 2011 Kosovo Census results
2. Selami Pulaha Defteri i Regjistrimit te Sanxhakut te Shkodres i vitit 1485 p. 220-221
3. Pulaha, Selami (1984). Popullsia Shqiptare e Kosoves Gjate Shekujve XV XVI. Tirana: 8 Nëntori. pp. 98–99.
4. Pulaha, Selami (1984). Popullsia Shqiptare e Kosoves Gjate Shekujve XV XVI. Tirana: 8 Nëntori. p. 337. p.