Velika Hoča
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Velika Hoča
Velika Hoča Hoçë e Madhe | |
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Village | |
Velika Hoča Location in Kosovo | |
Coordinates: Coordinates: 42°23′03″N 20°40′36″E / 42.3842°N 20.6767°E | |
Location | Kosovo[a] |
District | Gjakova |
Municipality | Orahovac |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 124 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Velika Hoča (Serbian Cyrillic: Велика Хоча, Albanian: Hoçë e Madhe) is a village in the municipality of Rahovec, in Kosovo.[a] It is one of the Serb enclaves in Kosovo.[citation needed]
Velika Hoča is situated in the historical region of Dukagjin is one of the oldest settlements. It was given as metochion by Stefan Nemanja to Hilandar in 1198–99 (Charter of Hilandar).[2]
History[]
On 25 May 1905 a clash occurred in the village between a group of 7 Serbian Chetniks and an Albanian mob from Orahovac, the battle resulted on heavy casualties on both sides with the Chetnik force annihilated.
Agriculture[]
The main economic activity of Velika Hoča is viniculture.
Annotations[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008. Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognized as an independent state by 97 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 113 UN member states are said to have recognized Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition.
References[]
- ^ 2011 Kosovo Census results
- ^ Branislav Krstić (2002). Spasavanje kulturne baštine Srbije i Evrope na Kosovu i Metohiji. Koordinacioni centar Savezne vlade i Vlade Republike Srbije za Kosovo i Metohiju. ISBN 9788675560166.
Велика Хоча је једно од најстаријих насеља у Метохији. Помиње се у даровном писму које је Стефан Немања (1198-1199) дао манастиру Хиландару.
Further reading[]
- Zarković Božidar V. (2013). "Velika Hoča i začeci crkvenog poseda u Metohiji". Zbornik radova Filozofskog fakulteta u Prištini. 43 (2): 131–48.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Velika Hoča. |
- "Velika Hoča (Unofficial site)".
- Blago Fund's Photo Collections of Serbian Medieval Churches in Velika Hoča
- "Velika Hoča" (in Serbian). Yuheritage.com.
- Филм о Великој Хочи у продукцији Министарства за дијаспору Републике Србије (in Serbian).
- "film o Velikoj Hoči" (in Serbian).
- "Velika Hoča 1991. godine" (in Serbian).
Categories:
- Serbian enclaves in Kosovo
- Villages in Orahovac
- Serbian Orthodox church buildings in Kosovo
- Serbian Orthodox monasteries in Kosovo
- 12th-century establishments in Serbia
- Nemanjić dynasty endowments
- Medieval sites in Serbia
- Wine regions of Serbia
- Medieval Serbian sites in Kosovo
- Cultural heritage of Kosovo