Vendenis was an ancient city in Dardania in Kosovo. Among three road stations that were constructed in Dardania during the Roman period, Statio Vindenis, is one of the identified stations. This archaeological site is set at the area of the village of Gllamnik. The site is located approximately south of Podujevë.Dobruna-Salihu Exhlale. Altari i Dea Dardanicae dhe stacioni beneficiar nga Vendenisi (A votive altar of Dea Dardanica and a beneficiary station from Vendenis). In: Iliria, vol. 35, 2011. pp. 243-254. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3406/iliri.2011.1108
Another Illyrian city appears in Croatia as Vendum and is regarded as an Illyrian toponym possibly related to Albanian 'vend' or Gheg Albanian 'ven' meaning place or the place.Orel, Vladimir E. (1998). Albanian Etymological Dictionary. Leiden: Brill.
It is one of the road stations situated between Ulpiana and Naissus drawn on the Tabula Peutingeriana.F. Teichner, A. Drăgan, R. Dürr, Vindenis (Glavnik/Gllamnik, Kosovo). "Roman Military Presence in the Heart of the Dardanian Mining District". In: C. S. Sommer / S. Matešic (éds.). Limes XXIII. Proceedings of the 23rd International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies. Ingolstadt 2015. Mainz: 2018. pp. 426–436.
See also Archaeology of Kosovo List of settlements in Illyria Roman heritage in Kosovo
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