Ivan Kula

Ivan Kula
Иван Кула (Serbian)
Village
Ivan Kula is located in Serbia
Ivan Kula
Ivan Kula
Location within Serbia
Coordinates: 42°57′20″N 21°24′26″E / 42.95556°N 21.40722°E / 42.95556; 21.40722
Country Serbia
DistrictToplica District
MunicipalityKuršumlija
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
39
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Ivan Kula (Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Кула) is a village in the municipality of Kuršumlija, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village had a population of 23 people.

History

In 1878, Serbian ethnologist Milan Milićević recorded local traditions that the inhabitants of Ivan Kula are Albanians who settled after the Battle of Kosovo in the 14th century. The name of the village comes from Ivan Begu. In 1876, the majority of the Albanians in Ivan Kula were Muslims while there existed also an Orthodox and Catholic minority.

References

  1. ↑ https://pod2.stat.gov.rs/ObjavljenePublikacije/Popis2011/Knjiga20.p
  2. 1 2 Milan. Đj. Miličević (1884). Kralevina Srbije, Novi Krajevi. Beograd. p. 354.