Ivan Kula

For a fortress, see Ivan kula.

Ivan Kula (Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Кула) is a village in the municipality of Kuršumlija, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village had a population of 23 people.^[1]

Ivan Kula Иван Кула (Serbian)
Village
Ivan Kula
Coordinates: 42°57′20″N 21°24′26″E
Country	Serbia
District	Toplica District
Municipality	Kuršumlija
Population  (2002)
• Total	39
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

History

In 1878, Serbian ethnologist Milan Milićević recorded local traditions that the inhabitants of Ivan Kula are Albanians who settled after the Battle of Kosovo in the 14th century.^[2] The name of the village comes from Ivan Begu. In 1876, the majority of the Albanians in Ivan Kula were Muslims while there existed also an Orthodox and Catholic minority.^[2]