Bresnica, Zvečan

Bresnica
Breznicë
Bresnica
Coordinates: 42°57′49″N 20°47′18″E / 42.9636°N 20.7883°E / 42.9636; 20.7883
Location Kosovo
DistrictMitrovicë
MunicipalityZveçan
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
145
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Bresnica (Serbian Cyrillic: Бресница) or Breznicë (Albanian definite form: Breznica), is a village in the municipality of Zvečan, in northern Kosovo. It is inhabited by Serbs, located in Serb-majority North Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 145 people. It was mentioned in the 1455 defter (Ottoman tax registry) as Brusnica (Serbian Cyrillic: Брусница). There are ruins of an old church and an old graveyard above the hamlet of Krst.

References

  • Srboljub Đ Stamenković (2002). Geografska enciklopedija: naselja Srbije. Geografski fakultet.