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Hoçë e Madhe

Coordinates: 42°23′03″N 20°40′36″E / 42.3842°N 20.6767°E / 42.3842; 20.6767
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Hoçë e Madhe
Velika Hoča
Village
St Jovan Monastery (overview)
St Jovan Monastery (overview)
Hoçë e Madhe is located in Kosovo
Hoçë e Madhe
Hoçë e Madhe
Location in Kosovo
Coordinates: 42°23′03″N 20°40′36″E / 42.3842°N 20.6767°E / 42.3842; 20.6767
Location Kosovo
DistrictGjakova
MunicipalityRahovec
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total124
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Hoçë e Madhe (Serbian Cyrillic: Велика Хоча) is a village in the municipality of Rahovec, in Kosovo. The village has 124 inhabitants, of whom 75 are ethnic Albanians and 49 are Serbs according to the 2011 census.[1]

Hoçë e Madhe is situated in the historical region of Metohija (Dukagjin) and is one of the oldest settlements. It was given as metochion by Stefan Nemanja to Hilandar in 1198–99 (Charter of Hilandar).[2]

The main economic activity of Hoçë e Madhe is viticulture.

History

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According to the 1942–1943 Albanian census, Hoçë e Madhe was inhabited by 957 Albanian Orthodox and five Serbs.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b 2011 Kosovo Census results
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Albanian „Top Channel," citing a 1943 census, claims Orthodox Kosovo Albanians were „exterminated"". KoSSev. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024. According to the census from 1943, the place was home to 957 Orthodox Albanians at the time, and only five Serb residents.

Further reading

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  • Zarković Božidar V. (2013). "Velika Hoča i začeci crkvenog poseda u Metohiji". Zbornik radova Filozofskog fakulteta u Prištini. 43 (2): 131–48.
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