Mazrek, Prizren

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Mazrek
Village
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Mazrek
Coordinates: 42°14′6″N20°37′3″E / 42.23500°N 20.61750°E / 42.23500; 20.61750
LocationFlag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo
District Prizren
Municipality Prizren
Population
 (2024) [1]
 • Total
809
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Mazrek is a village in Kosovo located in the Prizren District.

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Etymylogy

Mazrek is an Albanian toponym which means 'horse breeder' and can be found throughout the region in placenames including Mazrek, Shkoder and Mazrek, Tirana. [2]

History

The village was first recorded in the Ottoman register of 1452. [3] The village was also recorded in the Ottoman register of 1571. The village then had 27 households. [4]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Popullsia sipas gjinisë, etnicitetit dhe vendbanimit" [Population by gender, ethnicity, and place of residence](PDF) (in Albanian). Prishtinë: Kosovo Agency of Statistics. July 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ Malaj, Edmond (2013). "Familje fisnike të Drishtit mesjetar (Noble Families of Medieval Drivasto". Studime Historike. 3–4.
  3. ↑ Katic, Tatjana (2010). "Vilajet of Pashtrik 1452-53". Archived from the original on 2024-01-01. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  4. ↑ Pulaha, Selami (1984). Popullsia Shqiptare e Kosoves Gjate Shekujve XV XVI. Tirana: 8 Nëntori. p. 211. Archived from the original on 2024-01-13. Retrieved 2023-09-24.


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