Vuçak
Vuçak
Trstenik Vučak | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Vuçak Location in Kosovo | |
| Coordinates: 42°35′42″N 20°49′05″E / 42.595°N 20.818°E | |
| Country |  Kosovo |
| District | Pristina |
| Municipality | Drenas |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 238 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vuçak (Albanian definite form: Vuçaku), or Vučak (Serbian Cyrillic: Вучак), is a village in the municipality of Drenas, Kosovo. The village has 52 houses and is home to 238 inhabitants.
Geography
Vuçak is located in central Kosovo. The village is around 15 km (9.3 mi) away from Drenas.
History
In Vuçak, on top of a hill is located the Vuçak Fortress.[2] The collected archaeological evidences in the fortress support human activity from prehistoric to the Medieval period, but the two prominent forts remaining show characteristics of the Late Antiquity period.[3][4]
References
- ^ "ASK Data - Regjistrimi popullsisë". Agjencia e Statistikave të Kosovës (ASK). 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ Berisha, Milot (2012). "Archaeological Guide of Kosovo" (PDF). Prishtina: Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, Archaeological Institute of Kosovo. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ "The great and small fort in Vuçak (Drenica)". Kosovo Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sports. 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ Plus, Kult (2017-09-04). ""Zgjohet" nga gjumi shekullor Gjyteti i Madh në malet e Kosmaçit". KultPlus (in Albanian). Retrieved 2024-02-19.