Brod, Dragash
Brod | |
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Village | |
| Brod | |
 Overview of Brod village | |
  Brod Location in Kosovo | |
| Coordinates: 41°59′32″N 20°42′24″E / 41.99222°N 20.70667°E | |
| Country |  Kosovo |
| District | Prizren |
| Municipality | Dragash |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 1,536 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Brod (Albanian: Brod; Serbian Cyrillic: Брод) is a village in the municipality of Dragash in southern Kosovo. It is part of the District of Prizren and of the region called Gora. The majority of people are Gorani. Brod is a big village with 900 houses.[2]
History
The village was listed in the 1452/1453 in the census of the Paštrik Vilayet. At that time, 50 households were listed there.[3]
Religion
The people of Brod are Muslims.
Language
The Gorani speak Našinski. A small part near the cities also speak Albanian, as well as Serbian. In the 1991 Yugoslav census, 54.8% of the inhabitants of the Gora municipality said they spoke the Gorani language (Našinski), roughly in proportion to the number who considered themselves primarily ethnic Gorani.[4]
Nature
The village is home to the Arxhena ski resort.[5]
There is a canyon near the village.
References
- ↑ "ASK Data - Regjistrimi popullsisë". Agjencia e Statistikave të Kosovës (ASK). 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ↑ Knaus, Verena; Warrander, Gail; Olenicoff, Larissa; Jennions, Bridget Nurre (Oct 5, 2017). Kosovo. Brandt Travel Guides. pp. 239–242. ISBN 9781784770587.- ISBN 1784770582
- ↑ Katić, Tatjana (2010). "Vilayet Pastric (Paštrik) 1452/53". Miscellanea. 31: 54.
- ↑ Mladenovic, Radivoje (2002). "The speech of Goranies". Journal of the Geographical Institute Jovan Cvijic SASA: 49. doi:10.2298/IJGI0251049M.
- ↑ "Ski resort Arxhena Mountain Resort – Brod". skiresort.com.
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