Vërban

Vërban
Village
Vërban is located in Kosovo
Vërban
Vërban
Coordinates: 42°18′03″N 21°16′43″E / 42.300954°N 21.278623°E / 42.300954; 21.278623
Country Kosovo
DistrictGjilan
MunicipalityViti
Elevation
630 m (2,070 ft)
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Total
1,549
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Vërban (Albanian: Vërban; Serbian Cyrillic: Врбан/Vrban) is a village in the municipality of Viti, Kosovo. As of 2024, the village has a population of 1,549 inhabitants.[1]

History

Dea Dardanica, a masterpiece of the Dardanian art

The village of Vërban holds significant archaeological importance. Traces of the Vërban archaeological site show us about a settlement during the Roman times. In the village, in an accidental archaeological discovery is a sculpture found, a masterpiece of the Dardanian art, a reflection of an advanced artistic creation of the indigenous Dardani population. The Dea Dardanica (Latin: Dea Dardanicae) is sculptured in qualitative marble, and reflects a figure of a high-toned Dardanian lady.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "ASK Data - Regjistrimi popullsisë". Agjencia e Statistikave të Kosovës (ASK). 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  2. ^ Berisha, Milot (2012). "Archaeological Guide of Kosovo" (PDF). Prishtina: Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, Archaeological Institute of Kosovo. Retrieved 13 July 2025.