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Gërmova

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Gërmova
Village
Gërmova is located in Kosovo
Gërmova
Gërmova
Coordinates: 42°19′12″N 21°15′55″E / 42.32000°N 21.26528°E / 42.32000; 21.26528
CountryKosovo
DistrictGjilan
MunicipalityViti

Gërmova (Serbian: Grmovo) is a village in Viti Municipality, Kosovo.

History

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The 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

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The village is near Sadovinë e Jerlivë, Gushica, Smirë, Lower Slatina, and Drobesh.

Demography

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Population changes
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

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  • Liridon Krasniqi, Kosovar-born, Malay football player.
  • Vukašin Jokanović, Yugoslav ministry of the Interior.

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Obradovic, Dr. Milovan (1981). Agrarna reforma i kolonizacija Kosova (1918–1941). Pristina. pp. 306–339.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Bespyatov, Tim. "Population statistics of Kosovo". Population Statistics of Eastern Europe and Former USSR. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Shqiptari i Sirisë: Kosova nuk u doli në ndihmë, por i përbuzi". Bota Sot. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2020.