Hoçë e Vogël
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Hoçë e Vogël
Hoçë e Vogël | |
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Village | |
  Hoçë e Vogël Location in Kosovo | |
| Coordinates: 42°21′N 20°39′E / 42.35°N 20.65°E | |
| Location | Kosovo |
| District | Gjakova |
| Municipality | Rahovec |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,166 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Hoçë e Vogël (Albanian: Hoçë e Vogël) (Serbian: Mala Hoča/Мала Хоча) is a village in the municipality of Rahovec of the District of Gjakova.[2]
Demographics
[edit]In 2011, the village had a total population of 1,166 people. The entire population of the village were Albanians.[3]
History
[edit]The village of Hoçë e Vogël was mentioned as 'Dolina Hoça' in the Ottoman register of the 16th century. The inhabitants of Hoçë e Vogël had Islamic and Albanian anthropology. The villagers exhibited a blend of anthropological traits, reflecting both Islamic and Albanian characteristics (ex. Mustafa Pjetri, Veli Gjini, Mehmed Gjini etc). The mansions (‘Bashtina’) listed bore names that were Islamic and Albanian, with a small presence of Slavic names.[4]
During the Kosovo War, on 1–2 April, more than 40 civilians, including women and children from Hoçë e Vogël were killed.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ethnic composition of Kosovo 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org.
- ^ Emrat e kryetarëve të lagjeve-fshatrave – Nr. 11
- ^ 2011 Kosovo Census results
- ^ Popullsia Shqiptare e Kosoves Gjate Shekujve – page 257-258
- ^ "Massacre in Hoça e Vogël of Anadrini" (in Albanian)
- ^ "I wanted to die: Kosovo mothers haunted by childrens massacre" (in English)
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