Dedinac is a village in the municipality of Kuršumlija, Serbia. The village had a population of 124 people at the 2002 census.Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku Beograd 2003.
History Dedinac had 36 houses inhabited by Albanians before the Expulsion of the Albanians took place in 1877–1878. All the Albanians left the Kuršumlija 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. These Albanians became known as Muxhahirs and were demographically Albanians of the Gheg dialect and Muslims.
Some families from Dedinac kept their surname as the village they were from which is the reason why this surname appears in Kosovo.Uka, Sabit (2004). Jeta dhe veprimtaria e shqiptarëve të Sanxhakut të Nishit deri më 1912 Life and activity of Albanians in the Sanjak of Nish up to 1912. Verana.; ."
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