Radac (also known as Radavc, or Kryedrin) is a village located in

Pejë Peja ( Indefinite Albanian form: ''Pejë'' ) or Peć ( sr-Cyrl, Пећ ) is the fourth largest city of Kosovo and seat of Peja Municipality and Peja District. It is situated in the region of Rugova on the eastern section of the Accursed Mount ...

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 Euro ...

History

This village was likely inhabited since prehistoric times. A man's femur was reportedly discovered in the

Bukuroshja e Fjetur Cave The Bukuroshja e Fjetur Cave () or Radac Cave (), also known as Sleeping Beauty Cave, is a cave located in the village of Radac, Peja, Kosovo. Around 11 kilometers from the town of Peja, the cave is found to the left of the Peja- Rozaje Road in ...

. Due to its lack of written history, the majority of the village's history is known through tradition.

Demographics

The exact population of Radac is unknown. All inhabitants of the village are ethnic

Kosovar Albanians The Albanians of Kosovo ( sq, Shqiptarët e Kosovës, ), also commonly called Kosovo Albanians, Kosovar/Kosovan Albanians or Kosovars/Kosovans, constitute the largest ethnic group in Kosovo. Kosovo Albanians belong to the ethnic Albanian sub-gr ...

Attractions

Radac has seen a considerable growth in tourism and tourist attractions since the turn of the century. This is, in part, thanks to the opening of the resort at the

White Drin Waterfall The White Drin Waterfall ( sq, Ujëvara e Drinit të Bardhë) is a waterfall in the western part of Kosovo. It is located in the Zhleb mountain in the Bjeshkët e Nemuna in the village of Radavc, 11 km away from the town of Peja. The waterfall ...

. There are also several other restaurants that take advantage of the village's natural scenery. The

is also open for tourism. There is also a mill in the village that has been run by the Bërdynaj family, the largest family of the village, for at least 250 years.

Geography

Radac is located about 4.6 km (2.9 mi) north of the city of

Peja Peja ( Indefinite Albanian form: ''Pejë'' ) or Peć ( sr-Cyrl, Пећ ) is the fourth largest city of Kosovo and seat of Peja Municipality and Peja District. It is situated in the region of Rugova on the eastern section of the Accursed Mount ...

. It is also about 5 km (3.1 mi) east of Kosovo's border with

Montenegro ) , image_map = Europe-Montenegro.svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Podgorica , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , official_languages = M ...

. To the north and west of the village are the

Accursed Mountains The Accursed Mountains ( sq, Bjeshkët e Nemuna; sh-Cyrl-Latn, Проклетије, Prokletije, ; both translated as "Cursed Mountains"), also known as the Albanian Alps ( sq, Alpet Shqiptare), are a mountain group in the western part of the B ...

. The village is relatively hilly.

Climate

Radac has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). The winters are cold whereas the summers are hot and relatively humid. Due to its proximity to the

Adriatic Sea The Adriatic Sea () is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan Peninsula. The Adriatic is the northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea, extending from the Strait of Otranto (where it connects to the Ionian Sea) to t ...

, Radac has mild

Mediterranean The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the e ...

influence during the summers. The village's coldest month is February and its hottest is July.

References

{{Kosovo-geo-stub Villages in Peja