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Polijane, Istog

Coordinates: 42°43′15″N 20°36′32″E / 42.7208°N 20.6089°E / 42.7208; 20.6089
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Polanë
Poljane
Village
Polanë is located in Kosovo
Polanë
Polanë
Location in Kosovo
Coordinates: 42°43′15″N 20°36′32″E / 42.7208°N 20.6089°E / 42.7208; 20.6089
Location Kosovo
DistrictPeja
MunicipalityIstog
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total15
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Poljane or Polanë (Albanian: Polanë, Polana; Serbian: пољае) is a village/settlement in the Istog municipality, Kosovo.[2]

36 Serb families lived in the village of Poljane before the 1999 war. In the war, the Serbs got displaced and in the subsequent decade their land got usurped.[3] The forests there have also been burned.[4]

On June 3, 2010, eight Serbs returned after 11 years.[5]

Population

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Ethnic Composition
Year Serbs  % Albanians  % others  % Total
1961 327 95.34% 16 4.66% 0 0.00% 343
1971 331 93.24% 21 5.92% 3 0.86% 355
1981 276 93.56% 19 6.44% 0 0.00% 295
1991 132 99.25% 0 0.00% 1 0.75% 133

References

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  1. ^ 2011 Kosovo Census results
  2. ^ "Poljane Map | Serbia and Montenegro Google Satellite Maps".
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2010-06-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "B92 - News - Society - Police look into journalist assault". www.b92.net. Archived from the original on 2007-07-01.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2010-06-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)