Vuçak
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Vuçak
Trstenik Vučak | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Vuçak Location in Kosovo | |
| Coordinates: 42°35′42″N 20°49′05″E / 42.595°N 20.818°E | |
| Country |  Kosovo |
| District | Pristina |
| Municipality | Drenas |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 238 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vuçak (Albanian definite form: Vuçaku), or Vučak (Serbian Cyrillic: Вучак), is a village in the municipality of Drenas, Kosovo. The village has 52 houses and is home to 238 inhabitants.
Geography
[edit]Vuçak is located in central Kosovo. The village is around 15 km (9.3 mi) away from Drenas.
History
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In Vuçak, on top of a hill is located the Vuçak Fortress.[2] The collected archaeological evidences in the fortress support human activity from prehistoric to the Medieval period, but the two prominent forts remaining show characteristics of the Late Antiquity period.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "ASK Data - Regjistrimi popullsisë". Agjencia e Statistikave të Kosovës (ASK). 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ Berisha, Milot (2012). "Archaeological Guide of Kosovo" (PDF). Prishtina: Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, Archaeological Institute of Kosovo. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ "The great and small fort in Vuçak (Drenica)". Kosovo Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sports. 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ Plus, Kult (2017-09-04). ""Zgjohet" nga gjumi shekullor Gjyteti i Madh në malet e Kosmaçit". KultPlus (in Albanian). Retrieved 2024-02-19.