Vitomirica
Vitomiricë
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Coat of arms | |
Vitomiricë Map showing Vitomiricë in Kosovo | |
| Coordinates: 42°40′55″N 20°19′02″E / 42.681936°N 20.317291°E | |
| Location | Kosovo |
| District | Peja |
| Municipality | Peja |
| Seat | Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo |
| Area | |
• Total | 21 km2 (8 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 15,000 |
| • Density | 710/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Vitomiricas/e |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 30090 |
| XK | +383 (04) |
| Vehicle registration | 03 |
Vitomiricë (Serbian: Витомирица) is a town in west of Kosovo, on the border with Municipality of Peja. It is located in the District of Peja. It has a population over 15,000, and with a surface over 21.2 km square.
History
Vitomirica was not a very inhabited place until the London Conference when Kosovo became part of Kingdom of Serbia.
During World War II, Vitomirica was one of the many settlements in Kosovo where the Serb civilian population was persecuted and killed by Albanian paramilitaries.[2] Albanians looted and demolished the Serbian church in the village.[3]
References
- ^ "2011 Kosovo Census Results". pop-stat.mashke.org.
- ^ Antonijević, Nenad (2009). Албански злочини над Србима на Косову и Метохији у Другом светском рату, документа (PDF). Muzej žrtava genocida. p. 44. ISBN 9788690632992.
- ^ Самарџић, Рената; Нешић, Данијела; Симеуновић, Драган; Зиројевић, Мина (2022). Уништавање и присвајање културног наслеђа: Од Лувра до Косова и Палмире. Београд: Службени гласник. p. 57. ISBN 978-86-519-2761-7.