Bishtazhin
Village in Gjakova, Kosovo
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History
Bishtazhin was mentioned in the Ottoman defter of 1571 and was inhabited by a Christian Albanian population. The village had 45 households.[3] Bishtazhin was formed during the 16th century.[4][5] Saint Teresa's mother is believed to have hailed from Bishtazhin.[4]
During the Yugoslav colonisation of Kosovo, 5 Serbo-Montenegrin colonist families were initially settled in Bishtazhin, and in the locality of Bishtazhin-Lipovec-Smaç, a further 33 Serbo-Montenegrin colonist families with 164 people were settled in the area between the years of 1929-1933.[6] From April 13th-15th of 1941, Serbian chetniks massacred 72 Catholic Albanians in the village.[7] During World War II, Albanians destroyed the Serbian church in the village.[8]
Religion
Bishtazhin is inhabited by Catholic Albanians. The Church of Our Lady of the Rosary is located in the village.[citation needed]
Places of interest
The Terzi Bridge is nearby.
