Stanoc i Epërm

Bletajë, formerly known as Stanoci i Epërm (Albanian: Stanoc i Epërm, Serbian Cyrillic: Горње Становце/Gornje Stanovce) until 1999 is a village in Vushtrri municipality, Kosovo.

Bletajë Stanoc i Epërm (Albanian) Горње Становце/Gornje Stanovce (Serbian)
Village
Bletajë
Coordinates: 42.761122°N 21.051346°E / 42.761122; 21.051346
Location	Kosovo
District	Mitrovicë
Municipality	Vushtrri
Elevation	559 m (1,834 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	2,501
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

From 1864 up until the Kosovo War, the village housed a large Circassian community. When the war broke out, however, the Circassian residents were evacuated to the Adyghe Republic, which is their original homeland.

See also

• Vushtrri
• Stanoc i Poshtëm
• Circassians in Kosovo