Spance

Village in Toplica District, Serbia
Spance
Спанце (Serbian)
Village
43°11′57″N 21°16′11″E / 43.19917°N 21.26972°E / 43.19917; 21.26972
Country Serbia
DistrictToplica District
MunicipalityKuršumlija
Population
 (2002)
 • Total222
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Spance is a village in the municipality of Kuršumlija, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 222 people.[1]

History

Spance (Albanian: Spanca) had 38 houses inhabited by Albanians before the Expulsion of the Albanians took place in 1877–1878.[2] All Albanians left the Kuršumlija region by force of the Serbian army and fled to modern-day Kosovo, which was back then the Vilayet of Kosovo of the Ottoman Empire. Their last name is Spanca.[2]

References

  1. ^ Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku Beograd 2003. ISBN 86-84433-00-9
  2. ^ a b "The Expulsion of Albanians from the Sanjak of Nish" (PDF). State Agency of Kosovo Archives. p. 24.
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