Berevce


Berevce is a settlement in the Štrpce municipality in Kosovo. It is inhabited by ethnic Serbs, according to the 2024 census, it had 583 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

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.
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.