Prapashticë

Prapashticë
Village
Prapashticë Location in Kosovo
Coordinates: 42°43′33″N 21°23′00″E / 42.7258°N 21.3833°E / 42.7258; 21.3833
Country	Kosovo
District	Pristina
Municipality	Pristina
Population  (2024)[1]
• Total	135
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Prapashticë or Propaštica is a village in the municipality of Prishtina, Kosovo.^[2] The village is located on the eastern border between Kosovo and Serbia. The neighboring village on the Serbian side is Medevce part of the municipality of Medvegja.

History

World War II

During the Insurgency in Karadak–Gollak Bulgarian and Yugoslav forces attacked the village of Prapashticë several times. Prapashticë and its region played an important role in the Albanian defense of Pristina, with the regions hilly terrain making it difficult for invaders. The most notable battle occurred between 15–21 October 1944 when an Albanian army defeat two brigades of the Bulgarian army, killing 600 Bulgarian soldiers.^[3]

Kosovo War

During the Kosovo War, Prapashticë was the sight of an ambush that occurred on 24 March 1999, when Yugoslav forces ambushed and killed the KLA commander of logistics of the 153rd Brigade, Ismet Asllani, who himself was from the village.^[4]

Notable people

• Isa Mustafa, politician, former Mayor of Pristina, former Prime Minister of Kosovo
• Ismet Asllani, commander of Kosovo Liberation Army, businessman and humanitarian

References

1. "ASK Data - Regjistrimi popullsisë". Agjencia e Statistikave të Kosovës (ASK). 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
2. "Prapashticë: Kosovo". geographic.org. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
3. Ramadan, Ibrahimi (2008). Mbrojtja Kombëtare në rrethinën e Prishtinës 1941-1948 (in Albanian). Pristina. pp. 62–65.
4. "17 vite më parë u vra luftëtari Ismet Asllani". Bota Sot (in Albanian). 24 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2025.