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Llapushnik

Coordinates: 42°33′56″N 20°50′38″E / 42.56556°N 20.84389°E / 42.56556; 20.84389
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Llapushnik
Llapushniku
Village
Kishe e Llapushnikut
Kishe e Llapushnikut
Llapushnik is located in Kosovo
Llapushnik
Llapushnik
Location in Kosovo
Coordinates: 42°33′56″N 20°50′38″E / 42.56556°N 20.84389°E / 42.56556; 20.84389
Location Kosovo
DistrictPristina
MunicipalityDrenas
Government
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total3,433
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Llapushnik (or Llapushniku) is a village in municipality Drenas in Kosovo.[a]

Geography

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Demography

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Demographics
Year Population
1948
1953
1961
1971
1981
1991
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.

History

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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[2][3]

Notes

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  1. ^ Drenas=Kosove

References

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  1. ^ "2011 Kosovo Census results". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  2. ^ "22 years since the battle of Llapushnik". KosovaPress. 2020-05-10. Archived from the original on 2020-05-15. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
  3. ^ "Veseli: The Battle of Llapushnik increased the population's confidence in the strength of the KLA". KosovaPress. 2020-05-09. Archived from the original on 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2022-01-07.