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Krushë E Madhe
Krushë e Madhe ( srp, 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.Krusha e Madhe themelon kooperativën bujqësore Koha.NET - Arkivi. (n.d.). During the , the village was a stronghold of the . On 25 March 1999, it was the site of a by the [...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] |
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] |
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] |
Rahovec
Rahovec ( sq-definite, Rahoveci) or Orahovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Ораховац) is a town and municipality located in the District of Prizren in western Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the town of Rahovec has 15,892 inhabitants, while the municipality has 56,208 inhabitants. Name The Serbian name of the town, ''Orahovac'', is derived from the Serbian '' orah'', meaning "walnut". The Albanian name ''Rahovec'' comes from an Albanised pronunciation of ''Orahovac''. Ernst Eichler considers that the toponym delivers from Albanian term ''rrah'', which delivers from Illyrian. Geography and population The municipality covers an area of approximately and contains 35 villages. In 2014 the town had a total population of 23,200 and the population of the municipality was 58,214.Municipal Profile: Rahovec/Orahovac . O ... [...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] |
Kosovo War
The Kosovo War was an armed conflict in Kosovo that started 28 February 1998 and lasted until 11 June 1999. It was fought by the forces of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (i.e. Serbia and Montenegro), which controlled Kosovo before the war, and the Kosovo Albanians, Kosovo Albanian rebel group known as the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). The conflict ended when the NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, intervened by beginning air strikes in March 1999 which resulted in Yugoslav forces withdrawing from Kosovo. The KLA was formed in the early 1990s to fight against Serbian persecution of Kosovo Albanians, with the goal of uniting Kosovo into a Greater Albania. It initiated its first campaign in 1995 when it launched attacks against Serbian law enforcement in Kosovo. In June 1996, the group claimed responsibility for acts of sabotage targeting Kosovo police stations, during the Insurgency in Kosovo (1995–1998), Kosovo Insurgency. In 1997, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kosovo Liberation Army
The Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA; , UÇK) was an ethnic Albanian separatist militia that sought the separation of Kosovo, the vast majority of which is inhabited by Albanians, from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) and Serbia during the 1990s. Albanian nationalism was a central tenet of the KLA and many in its ranks supported the creation of a Greater Albania, which would encompass all Albanians in the Balkans, stressing Albanian culture, ethnicity and nation. Throughout its existence the KLA was designated as a terrorist group by FRY. Military precursors to the KLA began in the late 1980s with armed resistance to Yugoslav police trying to take Albanian activists in custody.. By the early 1990s there were attacks on police forces and secret-service officials who abused Albanian civilians. By mid-1998 the KLA was involved in frontal battle though it was outnumbered and outgunned. Conflict escalated from 1997 onward due to the Yugoslavian army retaliating with a crackdown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velika Kruša Massacre
The Krusha massacres ( sq, Masakra e Krushës së Madhe dhe Krushës së Vogël, sr, Масакр у Великој и Малој Круши, translit=Masakr u Velikoj i Maloj Kruši) near Rahovec, Kosovo, were two massacres that took place during the Kosovo War on the afternoon of 25 March 1999, the day after the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia began. At that time, witnesses reported that on 25 March special police unit entered the village of Krushë e Madhe and separated the men and boys, and killed around 100 men and male teenagers over the age of 13. Human Right Watch reported that more than 98 men were killed. Then, the women and children were forced out. A similar approach was followed simultaenously in the neighboring Krushë e Vogël village, leading to a total of 243 men being killed or missing. Most of the victims' bodies were then relocated and buried in mass graves away from the crime scene. In 2020, Darko Tasić, a local Serb from the same village and member of the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Army Of Serbia And Montenegro
The Armed Forces of Serbia and Montenegro ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, Војска Србије и Црне Горе, Vojska Srbije i Crne Gore, ВСЦГ / ''VSCG'') included ground forces with internal and border troops, naval forces, air and air defense forces, and civil defense. Preceding the ''VSCG'' was the Yugoslav Army (1992–2003; sh-Cyrl-Latn, link=no, separator=" / ", Војска Југославије, BJ , Vojska Jugoslavije, VJ, Army of Yugoslavia) from the remnants of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), the military of SFR Yugoslavia. The state, then named Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, participated in the Yugoslav Wars with limited direct intervention of its own armed forces. Following the end of the Wars and the constitutional reforms of 2003 by which the state was renamed "Serbia and Montenegro", the military accordingly changed its name. The military was heavily involved in combating Albanian separatists during the Kosovo War and Preševo Valley conflict, and also enga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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