Dresnik
Village in the municipality of Klina, Kosovo
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Dresnik (Albanian: Dërsniku or Dresniku; Serbian Cyrillic: Дрсник) is a settlement in the Klina municipality of Kosovo.[2]
History
In the village of Dresnik lies the Archaeological Site of Dresnik. It is considered to be one of the most important archaeological sites not only in Kosovo, but also in the region, since it indicates the existence of civilization in Dresnik during the Roman Period.[3]
During Early Middle Ages, Porphyrogenitus mentions the urban center of Desstinik.[4]
During World War II, Dresnik was one of the settlements in Kosovo where the civilian population was persecuted by occupying fascist forces.[5]
Archaeological discoveries from the Roman period were made here in August 2013.[6]
Population
In the 2011 census, the population was 1770.[7]
Data for 1991 may not reflect the correct number of Albanians that year, as they largely boycotted that census.
| Ethnic Composition | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Serbs | % | Albanians | % | others | % | Total | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 900 | 78.13% | 222 | 19.27% | 30 | 2.60% | 1152 | ||||||||||||||
| 1971 | 837 | 70.16% | 337 | 28.25% | 19 | 1.59% | 1193 | ||||||||||||||
| 1981 | 709 | 71.91% | 242 | 24.54% | 35 | 3.55% | 986 | ||||||||||||||
| 1991 | 590 | 95.78% | 12 | 1.95% | 14 | 2.27% | 616 | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | 10 | 0,56% | 1751 | 98.9% | 9 | 0.54% | 1770 | ||||||||||||||