Bardhasan

Village in Gjakova, Kosovo

Bardhasan

* Bardhasan (Albanian)

Village

Bardhasan

Coordinates: 42°24′15″N 20°30′17″E﻿ / ﻿42.40417°N 20.50472°E﻿ / 42.40417; 20.50472
Country|  Kosovo
District| Gjakova
Municipality| Gjakova
Elevation

| 322 m (1,056 ft)
Population

(2024)[1]

• Total

| 215
Time zone| UTC+1 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)

Bardhasan is a village in the Dushkaja subregion of the Gjakova municipality of Kosovo. It is inhabited exclusively by Albanians.

## Etymology

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Bardhasan is considered to derive from a patronym rooted in the Albanian word Bardhë (meaning "white").[2]

## Geography

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Bardhasan is situated on the right bank of the White Drin in the Dushkaja subregion. It is located around 10 km east of the city of Gjakova. It is bordered by Doblibare to the north and Marmulli to the south. Its total area consists of around 1.051 ha.

## History

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Bardhasan's 19th century Catholic church of Shën Bumi is a protected monument of cultural heritage in Kosovo.[3]

The toponymy of Bardhosan is dominated by Albanian toponyms, but there is also an element of foreign languages. The majority of the village's toponyms are early names related to agriculture and livestock, which have historically been the main activities that the local population sustains itself on. The toponomy of Bardhosan – such as Arat e Trollit (Trolli's Fields), Kodra e Thatë (Dry Hill), Kodra e Sarajit (Saraj's Hill), Livadhi i Sarajit (Saraj's Meadow), Livadhet e Bubit (Bubi's Meadows), Livadhet e Bunarit (Meadows of the Waterwell), Livadhet e Egra (Wild Meadows), Vorret e Kqija (Bad Graves), Lugu i Pashës (Pasha's Groove), Mahalla e Begit (Beg's Neighbourhood), Prroni i Qiqrit (Qiqri's Prroni) – indicate the dominance of Albanian toponomy.[4]

## Anthropology

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Bardhasan is inhabited by the following families: the Berishë, Domgjon, Krasniq, Gjugje, Kuzhnin, Mirditë, and Bisak families.[5]

## Notes

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## References

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1. ^ "ASK Data - Regjistrimi popullsisë". Agjencia e Statistikave të Kosovës (ASK). 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
2. ^ Morina, Zeki (2017). TEMA: TOPONIMIA DHE ANTROPONIMIA E GJAKOVËS ME RRETHINË ( Shqyrtime etnolinguistike ) (PDF) (Thesis). Shkodër: INSTITUTI I STUDIMEVE ALBANOLOGJIKE, UNIVERSITETI I SHKODRËS “LUIGJ GURAKUQI”. p. 94. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
3. ^ Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sportt (9 October 2015). LISTA E TRASHËGIMISË KULTURORE PËR MBROJTJE TË PËRKOHSHME (PDF). Prishtina: Government of Kosovo. p. 28.
4. ^ Morina, Zeki (2017). TEMA: TOPONIMIA DHE ANTROPONIMIA E GJAKOVËS ME RRETHINË ( Shqyrtime etnolinguistike ) (PDF) (Thesis). Shkodër: INSTITUTI I STUDIMEVE ALBANOLOGJIKE, UNIVERSITETI I SHKODRËS “LUIGJ GURAKUQI”. p. 84. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
5. ^ Osmani, Jusuf (2005). Vendbanimet e Kosovës, Gjakova 14. Prishtina. p. 96.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)