Brod, Prizren

Brod
Village
Brod

Overview of Brod village
Brod

Location in Kosovo

Coordinates: 41°59′32″N 20°42′24″E / 41.99222°N 20.70667°E / 41.99222; 20.70667Coordinates: 41°59′32″N 20°42′24″E / 41.99222°N 20.70667°E / 41.99222; 20.70667
Country Kosovo[lower-alpha 1]
District District of Prizren
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Brod (Serbian Cyrillic: Брод) is village in south of Kosovo,[lower-alpha 1] in the region of Gora, in the municipality of Dragaš. It is part of the District of Prizren. The majority of people are Gorani. Brod is a big village with 900 houses.

Religion

The people of Brod are Muslims.

Language

Torlakian dialect

The Gorani speak Našinski. A small part near the cities also speak Albanian, as well as Serbian. In the 1991 Yugoslav census, 54.8% of the inhabitants of the Gora municipality said they spoke the Gorani language (Našinski), roughly in proportion to the number who considered themselves primarily ethnic Gorani.

Culture

Gorani are traditionally known as good confectioners and a variety of foods.

Traditional music

Traditional Gorani folk music includes a two-beat dance called kolo, which is a circle dance focused on foot movements. The dance is always started by using right foot and moving in a counterclockwise direction. Koło is usually accompanied by instrumental music made often with a Zurle or Kaval and tapan or Davul. Kolos are less frequently accompanied by singing as they are in neighboring ethnic groups such as the Albanians and Serbs.

There is also a great part of Gorani history in their lyrics and songs. Uniquely, they sing about the long journey to Turkey, about broken hearts and love. Their songs are performed by men and women.

Nature

There is a canyon near the village.

Mountains near Brod

Notes and references

Notes:

  1. 1 2 Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has received recognition as an independent state from 110 out of 193 United Nations member states.

References:

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