Velika Plana | |
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Village | |
  Velika Plana | |
| Coordinates: 43°19′14″N21°26′26″E / 43.32056°N 21.44056°E | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| District | Toplica District |
| Municipality | Prokuplje |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 666 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Velika Plana is a village in the municipality of Prokuplje, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 666 people. [1]
Velika Plana (Albanian : Pllana e Madhe) had 124 houses inhabited by Albanians, while other sources claim 885 houses, before the Expulsion of the Albanians took place in 1877–1878. [2] All Albanians left the Prokuplje region by force of the Serbian army and fled to modern-day Kosovo, which was back then the Vilayet of Kosovo of the Ottoman Empire. These Albanians became known as Muxhahirs and were demographically Albanians of the Gheg dialect and Muslims.
Some families in Kosovo kept their surname (Pllana) as the village they were from.
Prokuplje is a city and the administrative center of the Toplica District in southern Serbia. As of 2022 census, the municipality has a population of 38,054 inhabitants.
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Kçiq i Madh is a village in the municipality of Mitrovicë municipality, Kosovo.
Pllana e Madhe në rrethin e Prokuplës kishte 124 shtëpi shqiptare dhe sipas një burimi tjetër ka pasur 885 shtëpi
43°19′14″N21°26′26″E / 43.32056°N 21.44056°E
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