Berevce


Berevce is a settlement in the Štrpce municipality in Kosovo. It is inhabited by ethnic Serbs, according to the 1991 census, it had 792 inhabitants.

Geography

It is situated in the northeastern part of the Šar Mountains, at the foot of a ridge of the Žar Mountain, on the left riverbank of the Lepenac. It is physiognomically like the southern part of Štrpce.

History

Berevce is mentioned three times in the 13th century, then part of the Serbian Kingdom.
In Medieval Serbia, the župa of Sirinić existed, covering the whole of modern Štrpce municipality, having two cities, Gradište and Zidinac, near Berevce. Several remains of Byzantine forts exist in the region.
The village has two cathedrals of the 16th century: the Church of Parascheva, and the Church of St. Demetrius. The Church of Parascheva is in good shape, it was renovated in 1960s when a new bell was built. In the 13th century, the church was a notable literary center in which noted deacon Ravul wrote in; his manuscripts today exist in museums of Dublin. The village is part of the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Raška and Prizren.
In 1894, the village had 62 houses, all ethnic Serb.
According to data from 1938, the village had the following kin families, with their number of houses, traditions, and history:
Ethnic group194819531961197119811991
Serbs864
Others12
Total682706751846876792

Infrastructure

The rural settlement has a cadastre of 1458 hectares, with primarily livestock farming and Pomology.