![]() ![]() Shkrelis continued to migrate from Rugova to the territory of Pešter until the 19th century. įactors such as some intermarriage undertaken by two generations with the surrounding Bosniak population along with the difficult circumstances of the Yugoslav Wars during the 90s made the local Albanians opt to refer to themselves in censuses as Bosniaks, in order to avoid persecution by the Serb-dominated government. The remaining Kelmendi and Shkreli converted to Islam and became Slavophones by the 20th century, and as of today they now self-identify as part of the Bosniak ethnicity, although in the Pešter plateau they partly utilized the Albanian language until the middle of the 20th century particuarily in the villages of Ugao, Boroštica, Doliće and Gradac. A total of 251 Kelmendi households (1,987 people) were resettled in the Pešter area on that occasion, however five years later, the exiled Kelmendi managed to fight their way back to their homeland, and in 1711 they sent out a large raiding force to bring back some other from the Pešter region as well. The Kelmendi chief had converted to Islam, and promised to convert his fellow tribe members as well. At that time, some members of the Shkreli and Kelmendi have begun migrating into the Pešter region. In 1700 the High Porte of the Ottoman Empire instructed the Pasha of Peja to pacify Rugova, resulting in 274 families being displaced from Rugova to Pešter. The only nesting place of Montagu's harrier in Serbia is in this area. Pešter is home to a number of endangered plant species, such as Fumana bonapartei, Halacsya sendtneri, and Orchis tridentata. On the 1st of May in 2006, Ramsar included the wetland area of 3,455 hectares into its list of wetlands of international importance. Those areas are home to a wet peatbog habitat that's unique for a karst area. In the near geological past, the field used to be a highland lake, which gradually drained through karst ruptures, leaving marshy remnants in the lowest parts, around the flow of the sinking river Boroštica. The lowest temperature in Serbia since measurements are taken, −39 ☌ (−38 ☏) is measured at Karajukića Bunari village on 26 January 2006, beating the previous record of −38.4 ☌ (−37.1 ☏) measured in Sjenica in 1954. Pešter is famous for its microclimate, which is particularly harsh in the winter months, and due to this, it is often called the "Siberia of Sandžak". The plateau is sparsely populated: most settlements are on the edge of the field, and the remainder is settled only during summer months. ![]() ![]() Pešter is famous for its dairy products, especially the "Sjenica cheese" ( Sjenički sir), as well as lamb and pršut (or prosciutto). Economy of the area relies primarily on cattle breeding, chiefly sheep. The soil is mostly karst interspersed with pastures. In the geologic past, the field was a large lake, of which only a small lake (in Sjenica) near the village of Tuzinje remained. The rivers of Uvac, Vapa, Jablanica and Grabovica flow through this plateau. With the area of around 50 km 2, the Pešter field is the largest field in Serbia, and the highest one in the Balkans.
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