Spance
Spance
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Village | |
  Spance | |
| Coordinates: 43°11′57″N 21°16′11″E / 43.19917°N 21.26972°E | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| District | Toplica District |
| Municipality | Kuršumlija |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 222 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Spance is a village in the municipality of Kuršumlija, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 222 people.[1]
History
[edit]Spance had 38 houses inhabited by Albanians before the Expulsion of the Albanians took place in 1877–1878.[2] All Albanians left the Kuršumlija 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. Their last name is Spanca.[2] During the first half of the 15th century the Albanian toponym Spanzi was mentioned in the region.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ 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
- 1 2 "The Expulsion of Albanians from the Sanjak of Nish" (PDF). State Agency of Kosovo Archives. p. 24.
- ↑ Gashi, Skënder (2014). Emrat e shqiptarëve në shek. XIII-XV në dritën e burimeve kishtare serbe. Prishtinë: TENDA. pp. 52–53.
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