Gërmova (Serbian: Grmovo) is a village in Viti Municipality, Kosovo.
Gërmova | |
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Village | |
  Gërmova | |
| Coordinates: 42°19′12″N 21°15′55″E / 42.32000°N 21.26528°E | |
| Country | Kosovo |
| District | Gjilan |
| Municipality | Viti |
History
editThe Gërmova mosque was founded in 1447 according to its foundation stone, making it one of the oldest in Kosovo and indeed in all lands historically inhabited by Albanians.[1]
During the Yugoslav colonization of Kosovo, labeled "agrarian reform," 50 Serb families settled in Grmovo/Gërmova.[2]
During the Kosovo Operation (1944), Gërmova and Vitina were occupied by the Bulgarian army.
After World War II, Gërmova was taken back by the Yugoslav government, which continued to hold it as Serbia and Montenegro and later Serbia until 17 February 2008, de facto and beyond de jure, given the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence.
Geography
editThe village is near Sadovinë e Jerlivë, Gushica, Smirë, Lower Slatina, and Drobesh.
Demography
edit| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1948 | 522 |
| 1953 | 587 |
| 1961 | 551 |
| 1971 | 636 |
| 1981 | 745 |
| 1991 | 941 |
| 2011 | 886[3] |
A minority of the town’s population emigrated in the 20th and 21st centuries, some to other countries in Europe (such as Switzerland and Germany), others outside the continent.[4]
Notable people
edit- Liridon Krasniqi, Kosovar-born, Malay football player.
- Vukašin Jokanović, Yugoslav ministry of the Interior.
References
edit- ^ "Pasqyrë përmbledhëse për xhamitë e KBI të Vitisë". Dituria Islame (in Albanian) (204/205). Pristina: KBI e Kosovës: Koha: 47. 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ Obradovic, Dr. Milovan (1981). Agrarna reforma i kolonizacija Kosova (1918–1941). Pristina. pp. 306–339.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Bespyatov, Tim. "Population statistics of Kosovo". Population Statistics of Eastern Europe and Former USSR. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ "Shqiptari i Sirisë: Kosova nuk u doli në ndihmë, por i përbuzi". Bota Sot. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
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