Krushë e Madhe
Velika Kruša | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Krushë e Madhe Location in Kosovo | |
| Coordinates: 42°19′08″N 20°38′10″E / 42.319°N 20.636°E | |
| Location | 
Kosovo |
| District | Gjakova |
| Municipality | Rahovec |
| Population (2024)
[1] | |
| • Total | 10.843 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Krushë e Madhe ( Serbian: Velika Kruša) is a village in the municipality of Rahovec of western Kosovo. With a population of around 7,000, it is the second largest village in Kosovo. [2] During the Kosovo War, the village was a stronghold of the Kosovo Liberation Army. [3] On 25 March 1999, it was the site of a massacre by the Army of Serbia and Montenegro in which 205 Kosovo Albanian civilians were killed. [4]
References
- ^ 2011 Kosovo Census results
- ^ Krusha e Madhe themelon kooperativën bujqësore, Koha.NET - Arkivi. (n.d.).
- ^ "Case Study: Velika Krusa". BBC News. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ Kandić, Nataša (2011-09-30). "The Kosovo Memory Book 1998-2000". Humanitarian Law Center. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
Krushë e Madhe
Velika Kruša | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Krushë e Madhe Location in Kosovo | |
| Coordinates: 42°19′08″N 20°38′10″E / 42.319°N 20.636°E | |
| Location |
Kosovo |
| District | Gjakova |
| Municipality | Rahovec |
| Population (2024)
[1] | |
| • Total | 10.843 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Krushë e Madhe ( Serbian: Velika Kruša) is a village in the municipality of Rahovec of western Kosovo. With a population of around 7,000, it is the second largest village in Kosovo. [2] During the Kosovo War, the village was a stronghold of the Kosovo Liberation Army. [3] On 25 March 1999, it was the site of a massacre by the Army of Serbia and Montenegro in which 205 Kosovo Albanian civilians were killed. [4]
References
- ^ 2011 Kosovo Census results
- ^ Krusha e Madhe themelon kooperativën bujqësore, Koha.NET - Arkivi. (n.d.).
- ^ "Case Study: Velika Krusa". BBC News. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ Kandić, Nataša (2011-09-30). "The Kosovo Memory Book 1998-2000". Humanitarian Law Center. Retrieved 2021-06-22.