Boletin

Boletin (Albanian: Boletin; Serbian Cyrillic: Бољетин) is a settlement in the municipality of Zveçan, Kosovo. It is solely inhabited by Albanians.

For the village in North Macedonia, see Boletin, Mavrovo and Rostuša. For the village in eastern Serbia, see Boljetin.
Boletin
  • Boletin (Albanian)
  • Бољетин/Boljetin (Serbian)
Village
Sokolica Monastery
Boletin
Location in Kosovo
Coordinates: 42°56′8″N 20°51′26″E
Location Kosovo
DistrictMitrovicë
MunicipalityZvečan
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

There is a 14th-century Serbian Orthodox monastery in the village, the Sokolica Monastery.

Isa Boletini, an iconic Albanian nationalist and significant military leader of Albanian independence, was born in the village. He was reburied there on 10 June 2015, nearly a century after his death.

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