Carrabreg i Poshtem

Carrabreg i Poshtëm Serbian: Доњи Црнобрег) or Donji Crnobreg is a village in the Deçan municipality of western Kosovo. It is located in the Metohija basin between Dečane and the village of Prilep along the mountainous border with Albania. The majority of the population comprises ethnic Albanians.

Carrabreg i Poshtëm
Village
Donji Crnobreg
Доњи Црнобрег
Carrabreg i Poshtëm
Carrabreg i Poshtëm
Location in Kosovo
Coordinates: 42°32′N 20°17′E
CountryKosovo
MunicipalityMunicipality of Deçan
First mention1330
Elevation
600 m (2,000 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total3,505
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
51000
Area code(s)0381 390

Geography

The village, of the "compact type", is located on 600m altitude on the left valley side of the Loćanska Bistrica (river), on both sides of the old Dečani–Đakovica road.[2]

History

Crnveni breg (Црвени брег) was mentioned in the Dečani chrysobull (1330).[2][3] In the Ottoman defter of 1485, the village (Turkish: Cirun Brek) had 19 Serb households and one Muslim household.[2] In 1921, there were 58 households and 634 inhabitants.[2] There are ruins of two Orthodox churches in the village, the Church of St. Nicholas, and the Church of St. George, both mentioned in the 1330 chrysobull.[2] After World War II, the villages of Gornji Crnobreg and Donji Crnobreg were one hamlet, Crnobreg (Црнобрег), of Deçan.[3]

References
  1. 2011 Kosovo Census results
  2. Srboljub Đ Stamenković (2001). Географска енциклопедија насеља Србије: А-Ђ. Универзитет у Београду. Географски факултет. p. 505. ISBN 978-86-82657-13-2.
  3. Viktor Novak (1951). Istoriski časopis. 2–4. p. 182.
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