Serbian historical regions

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Metohija is a historical and geographical region in the western part of Kosovo, traditionally associated with Serbian medieval heritage and Orthodox monastic estates.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Serbian historical regions canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
historical region
associatedWith Serbian Orthodox Church
Serbian medieval heritage
borders Albania
Kosovo (region)
linked to: Kosovo

Montenegro
North Macedonia
characterizedBy Mediterranean-influenced climate
fertile plains
orchards
vineyards
contains Dečani Bistrica River valley
Our Lady of Ljeviš Church
Patriarchate of Peć Monastery
Visoki Dečani Monastery
linked to: Dečani Monastery

Zočište Monastery
countryClaimedBy Republic of Serbia
linked to: Serbia
deFactoAdministeredBy Republic of Kosovo
linked to: Kosovo
etymology from Greek ‘metochion’ meaning monastic estate
hasAlternativeName Dukagjin Plain
linked to: Kosovo Plain
hasMajorTown Peć
Prizren
Đakovica
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Medieval Monuments in Kosovo
historicallyPartOf Kingdom of Serbia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Medieval Serbian state
Ottoman Empire
Serbian Despotate
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
linked to: Yugoslavia

Socialist Republic of Serbia
knownFor Orthodox monastic estates
medieval monasteries
languageTraditionallySpoken Albanian
Serbian
linked to: Serbian language
locatedIn Balkans
Kosovo and Metohija
linked to: Kosovo

Southeast Europe
western Kosovo
partOf Serbian historical regions
regionOf Serbian cultural space
religiousHeritage Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Islam
traditionalInhabitants Albanians
Gorani
Roma
Serbs

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Metohija partOf Serbian historical regions
Metohija partOf Serbian historical regions
subject linked to: Serbian historical regions