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Cërmjan
Cërmjan (definite Albanian: ''Cërmjani'') is a village in the Gjakova municipality of Kosovo. It is located in the Dushkajë Dushkaja or Dushkajë is an ethnographic region in the Metohija, Dukagjini Plains of western Kosovo. The football club KF Dushkaja is named after the region. Much of the region corresponds to the District of Gjakova. Etymology Dushkaja's etymolog ... subregion of Dukagjin and has 1,141 inhabitants as of 2011. ''Suka e Cërmjanit'', a location in the northern part of the region is the site of fortification walls of a settlement of late antiquity in a total surface area of ca. 1.3 ha. References and Notes Sources * Villages in Gjakova {{Kosovo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dushkajë
Dushkaja or Dushkajë is an ethnographic region in the Dukagjini Plains of western Kosovo. The football club KF Dushkaja is named after the region. Much of the region corresponds to the District of Gjakova. Etymology Dushkaja's etymology derives from the Albanian word ''dushk'' (which in itself is derived from the Proto-Albanian language), meaning 'oak', as the region is covered with many oak forests. Geography Dushkaja lies in the central part of the Dukagjini Plains and consists of 26 villages administered by two municipal centers - Gjakova and Deçan. Dushkaja is characterized by a large number of hills, valleys and plains that are covered with small and large oak forests. Most settlements in the region utilise Gjakova as their urban centre, save for Dashinoc, Maznik, Ratishë e Epërm, Ratishë e Poshtme and Vranoci i Vogël, which utilise Deçan as their cultural centre. Dushkaja is bordered by the White Drin to the east, Deçan's Lumbardh to the north (which separates fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District Of Gjakova
The District of Gjakova is one of the seven districts of Republic of Kosovo, with seat in the city of Gjakova. Municipalities The district of Gjakova has a total of 4 municipalities and 170 other smaller settlements. Settlements Gjakova Municipality * Babaj i Bokës * Bardhasan * Botushë * Beci * Berjahë * Bishtazhin * Brekovc * Brovina * Qerret * Qerim * Cërmjan * Damjan * Deva * Gjakova * Doblibarë * Dobriqë * Novosellë e Poshtme * Dujakë * Hereç * Firza * Goden * Novosellë e Epërme * Gërqina * Gërgoc * Gusk * Jabllanicë * Jahoc * Janosh * Kodralija – Beckë * Korenica * Koshare * Kralane * Kushavec * Lipovec * Marmullë * Meqë * Orizë * Madanaj * Moglik * Molliq * Novokaz * Osek Hilë * Osek Pashë * Palabardhë * Pjetershtan * Ponoshec * Popovc * Racë * Rracaj * Radoniq * Rakoc * Ramoc * Rogova I * Rogovë II * Zidi Sadikagës * Sheremet * Shishman I Bokes * Skivjan * Smaçë * Smolicë * S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Kosovo
A District ( sq, Qark, or ; sr, / or or ) is the highest level of administrative divisions of Kosovo. The districts of Kosovo are based on the 2000 Reform of the UNMIK-Administration. UNMIK reform of 2000 The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) introduced the following changes to the districts and municipalities of Kosovo (UNMIK) in 2000: * The Kosovska Mitrovica District became the District of Mitrovica. * The Peć District was split into the District of Peja and the District of Gjakova. ** Additionally, the municipality of Orahovac was transferred to the District of Gjakova. * The Kosovo District was split into the District of Pristina and District of Ferizaj. * The Kosovo-Pomoravlje District was renamed into the District of Gjilan. ** Additionally, it transferred the municipality of Novo Brdo to the District of Pristina. * The District of Prizren was reformed as following: ** it merged the municipalities of Gora and Opolje into the new mun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Kosovo
A municipality ( sq, komuna, sr, / ) is the basic administrative division in Kosovo and constitutes the only level of power in local governance. There are 38 municipalities in Kosovo; 27 of which have an Albanian ethnic majority, 10 Serb and 1 Turkish. After the 2013 Brussels Agreement, signed by the governments of Kosovo and Serbia, an agreement was made to create a Community of Serb Municipalities, which would operate within Kosovo's legal framework. Since 2013, the agreement has not been fulfilled by Kosovo's authorities, calling upon its constitution and "territorial integrity". Serbia does not recognize Kosovo as a sovereign state, but as an autonomous province according to its constitution. List of Municipalities Powers of municipalities All municipalities have the following competences, as regulated by Law Nr. 03/L-040 of the Constitution of Kosovo: # Local economic development. # Urban and rural planning. # Land use and development. # Implementation of building ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gjakova
Gjakova, ) and Đakovica ( sr-Cyrl, Ђаковица, ) is the seventh largest city of Kosovo and seat of Gjakova Municipality and Gjakova District. The city has 40,827 inhabitants, while the municipality has 94,556 inhabitants. Geographically, it is located in the south-western part of Kosovo, about halfway between the cities of Peja and Prizren. It is approximately inland from the Adriatic Sea. The city is situated some north-east of Tirana, north-west of Skopje, west of the capital Pristina, south of Belgrade and east of Podgorica. The city of Gjakova has been populated since the prehistoric era. During the Ottoman period, Gjakova served as a trading centre on the route between Shkodra and Constantinople. It was also one of the most developed trade centres at that time in the Balkans. Name The Albanian name for the city is ''Gjakova'', while the Serbian name is ''Đakovica'' with the common ''-ica'' diminutive placename suffix. There are several theories ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central European Time
Central European Time (CET) is a standard time which is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The time offset from UTC can be written as UTC+01:00. It is used in most parts of Europe and in a few North African countries. CET is also known as Middle European Time (MET, German: MEZ) and by colloquial names such as Amsterdam Time, Berlin Time, Brussels Time, Madrid Time, Paris Time, Rome Time, Warsaw Time or even Romance Standard Time (RST). The 15th meridian east is the central axis for UTC+01:00 in the world system of time zones. As of 2011, all member states of the European Union observe summer time (daylight saving time), from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October. States within the CET area switch to Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+02:00) for the summer. In Africa, UTC+01:00 is called West Africa Time (WAT), where it is used by several countries, year round. Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia also refer to it as ''Central European ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central European Summer Time
Central European Summer Time (CEST), sometimes referred to as Central European Daylight Time (CEDT), is the standard clock time observed during the period of summer daylight-saving in those European countries which observe Central European Time (CET; UTC+01:00) during the other part of the year. It corresponds to UTC+02:00, which makes it the same as Eastern European Time, Central Africa Time, South African Standard Time, Egypt Standard Time and Kaliningrad Time in Russia. Names Other names which have been applied to Central European Summer Time are Middle European Summer Time (MEST), Central European Daylight Saving Time (CEDT), and Bravo Time (after the second letter of the NATO phonetic alphabet). Period of observation Since 1996, European Summer Time has been observed between 01:00 UTC (02:00 CET and 03:00 CEST) on the last Sunday of March, and 01:00 UTC on the last Sunday of October; previously the rules were not uniform across the European Union. There were proposals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kosovo
Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Europe. It lies at the centre of the Balkans. Kosovo unilaterally declared its independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008, and has since gained diplomatic recognition as a sovereign state by 101 member states of the United Nations. It is bordered by Serbia to the north and east, North Macedonia to the southeast, Albania to the southwest, and Montenegro to the west. Most of central Kosovo is dominated by the vast plains and fields of Dukagjini and Kosovo field. The Accursed Mountains and Šar Mountains rise in the southwest and southeast, respectively. Its capital and largest city is Pristina. In classical antiquity, the central tribe which emerged in the territory of Kosovo were Dardani, who formed an independent polity known as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metohija
Metohija ( sr-Cyrl, Метохија, ) or Dukagjin ( sq, Rrafshi i Dukagjinit, ) is a large basin and the name of the region covering the southwestern part of Kosovo. The region covers 35% (3,891 km2) of Kosovo's total area. According to the 2011 census, the population of the region is 700,577. Districts It encompasses three of the seven districts of Kosovo: Names The name ''Metohija'' derives from the Greek word (''metóchia''; singular , '' metóchion''), meaning "monastic estates" – a reference to the large number of villages and estates in the region that were owned by the Serbian Orthodox monasteries and Mount Athos during the Middle Ages. In Albanian the area is called ''Rrafshi i Dukagjinit'' and means "the plateau of Dukagjin", as the toponym (in Albanian) took the name of the Dukagjini family who ruled a large part of Metohija during the 14th-15th centuries, hence the name. The term "Kosovo and Metohija" ( sr-cyr, Косово и Мето ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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