| Toponica Топоница (Serbian) | |
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| Village | |
  Toponica | |
| Coordinates: 43°08′52″N 21°41′18″E / 43.14778°N 21.68833°E / 43.14778; 21.68833 | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| District | Toplica District |
| Municipality | Žitorađa |
| Population | |
| • Total | 329 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Toponica is a village in the municipality of Žitorađa, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 329 people.
History
Toponica (Albanian: Topanica) had 61 houses inhabited by Albanians before the Expulsion of the Albanians took place in 1877–1878 and 32 houses were inhabited by Serbians. All Albanians left the Žitorađa region by force of the Serbian army and fled to modern-day Kosovo, which was back then the Vilayet of Kosovo of the Ottoman Empire.
References
- Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku Beograd 2003. ISBN 86-84433-00-9
- "The Expulsion of Albanians from the Sanjak of Nish" (PDF). State Agency of Kosovo Archives. p. 25.
 Municipality of Žitorađa | ||
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| Capital: Žitorađa | ||
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43°08′52″N 21°41′18″E / 43.14778°N 21.68833°E / 43.14778; 21.68833
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