Bistrica e Shalës (; ) is a settlement in the Leposavić municipality in northern Kosovo.
Name In 1986, the secondary name of Šaljska Bistrica was the Slavicised version "Bistrica e Shalës". The name is linked with the Albanian Shala tribe.
Geography The village is located 12 km southeast from Leposavić, below the Kopaonik. The settlement lies on both sides of the middle flow of the Bistrica, a right tributary of Ibar. The settlement is of the scattered type (razbijenog tipa), and its cadastral area includes 787 hectares.
History The village of Bistrica (Бистрица) was mentioned in the 1455 Ottoman defter (tax registry). Serbs were the majority population up until the mid-19th century, when Albanians expelled them and had their Orthodox church destroyed.
The toponym Crkvište is used for the area of the church ruins.
Demographics The village is inhabited by an ethnic Albanian majority.
Notable people Kadri Bistrica, notable Vullnetari commander
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External links http://kossev.info/strana/arhiva/veterani_ovk_grade_elektranu_u_opstini_leposavic/3609 http://www.info-ks.net/clanak/49714/tezak-zivot-mjestana-saljske-bistrica