Prilepnica

The etymology of Prilepnica / Përlepnica may come from the same origin as the etymology of Prilep a town today in North Macedonia. In the Albanian language also the word Përlep appears in both; the name Prilep means “stuck” on the rocks in Old Church Slavonic. This is in reference to an old fortress that was attached to the rocky hilltop. This can be in reference to Prilepac a Serbian medieval fortress near Novo Brdo which is by Përlepnica.{{cn|date=November 2024}}

The village was inhabited in the Middle Ages.{{cite book|author1=Hamid Hadžibegić |author2=Adem Handžić |author3=Ešref Kovačević |title=Oblast Brankovića – Opširni katastarski popis iz 1455.|location=Sarajevo, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|publisher=Orijentalni institut Sarajevo|year=1972}} There are ruins of an old church.{{cite book|author=Gojko Subotić|title=Art of Kosovo: the sacred land|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t49TAAAAMAAJ|year=1998|publisher=Monacelli Press|isbn=978-1-58093-006-2|page=248}} Prince Lazar of Serbia (r. 1373–1389) was born in Prilepac near Boževce, which according to tradition was Prilepnica.{{cite book|author=Mirjana Đekić|title=Srpska narodna nošnja Kosova: Gnjilane|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MCItAAAAMAAJ|year=1989|publisher=Kulturno-prosvjetni sabor Hrvatske|page=41|isbn=9788680825885 }} The village was mentioned in the Ottoman defter of 1455 of the Vlk Vilayet (Vilayet of Vuk), encompassing most of Vuk Branković's former territory. At that time the village was populated exclusively by Serbs, on the forehead with priest, living in 62 households.{{cite book|author1=Hamid Hadžibegić |author2=Adem Handžić |author3=Ešref Kovačević |url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/60208030/Oblast-Brankovica-Opsirni-katastarski-popis-iz-1455-godine|title=Oblast Brankovića – Opširni katastarski popis iz 1455.|location=Sarajevo, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|publisher=Orijentalni institut Sarajevo|year=1972}}

The village is mentioned under the name Prilěpnica ({{Cyrl|Прилѣпница}}).

During the Kosovo War, on 6 April 1999, Yugoslav forces entered the village and ordered the population to leave, in order to set up mines. On 13 April, they were again asked to evacuate, and the next day, houses were set on fire.{{cite book|author=United Nations Publications|title=Yearbook of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (F)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sD76Il_Qvo0C&pg=PA107|year=2002|publisher=United Nations Publications|isbn=978-92-1-156706-9|pages=107–}} A Serb was murdered on the Prilepnica road on 28 August.{{cite book|author1=Zoran Andjelković|author2=Center for Peace and Tolerance|title=Days of terror: in the presence of the international forces|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YZYMAQAAMAAJ|year=2000|publisher=Center for peace and tolerance|page=225}}

Some old walls were found at the time a dam was built, but archaeologists have not yet studied the site. In old houses and during construction of new houses, items such as ancient bottles and swords are often found. Although the objects remain unidentified, some have been kept as possibly valuable.^Hamid Hadžibegić, Adem Handžić and Ešref Kovačević (1972). Oblast Brankovića – Opširni katastarski popis iz 1455. Sarajevo, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia: Orijentalni institut Sarajevo

• Mirlind Daku, (born 1 January 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Russian Premier League club Rubin Kazan, who plays for the Albanian national team.
• Leonit Abazi, (born 5 July 1993) is a Kosovar-Albanian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Football Superleague of Kosovo club Ballkani the Kosovo national team.
• Bardhyl Ajeti, (May 29, 1977 in Përlepnica, SFR Yugoslavia – 28 June 2005 in Milan, Italy) was a reporter for the Albanian-language daily newspaper Bota Sot, published in Prishtina.
• Lazar of Serbia, (Serbian Cyrillic: Лазар Хребељановић; c. 1329 – 15 June 1389) was a medieval Serbian ruler born in this region.

• Prilepnica River
• Prilepnica Lake
• Lazar of Serbia
• Mirlind Daku
• Lutfi Haziri
• Leonit Abazi

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• [http://www.scribd.com/doc/6055186/Qka-e-Ben-Te-Dallueshme-Perlepnicen Qka e Ben Te Dallueshme Perlepnicen]
• [http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=42.5065&lon=21.5248&zoom=14&layers=B000FTF Prilepnica in OpenStreetMap]

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Category:Villages in Gjilan

Category:Medieval Serbian sites in Kosovo

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