Depce
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Depce ({{lang-sr-cyr|Депце}}; {{langx|sq|Depcë}}) is a village located in the municipality of Preševo, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 441 people. Of these, 423 (95,91 %) were ethnic Albanians, and 17 (3,85 %) others.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}} Agim Ramadani and his family originally hail from Depce.
History
Depca belongs to the ethnographic region of Karadak, specifically the subregion of Llapushnica. Until the summer of 1947, the villages of Llapushnica—Depce, Kurbalija, Stanevce, Sefer, Bujić, Cerevajka, Pečeno, Maxherja, and Ranatovce—were part of the Municipality of Zhegër, located in the District of Gjilan and Kosovo. However, they were unexpectedly incorporated by Yugoslav authorities into the Municipality of Preševo, with which they had no cultural ties and only limited connections.{{Cite book |last=Murati-Staneci |first=Jahi |title=Bujku |year=1996 |location=Preševo |publication-date=22 April 1996 |pages=7 |language=sq}} All inhabitants descend from the Berisha tribe and are divided into three clans: Ukmemet, Gjinaj, and Zekbasha.{{Cite web |date=2020-09-17 |title=Порекло презимена, село Депце (Прешево) - Порекло |url=https://www.poreklo.rs/2020/09/17/poreklo-prezimena-selo-depce-presevo/ |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=www.poreklo.rs |language=sr-RS}}
Notable people
- Agim Ramadani, Albanian commander of the KLA (By origin)
References
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{{Pčinja District}}
Category:Populated places in Pčinja District
Category:Albanian communities in Serbia
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