Velekincë or Velekinca is a village in the municipality of
Gjilan
Gjilan, or Gnjilane ( sr-cyr, Гњилане) is the eighth largest city in Kosovo and seat of Gjilan Municipality and Gjilan District.
Name
Ottoman chronicler Evliya Çelebi mentions ''Morava'' as a settlement of the Sanjak of Vučitrn. ...
,
Kosovo. The village lies in the south-east of Kosovo on the road to
Preševo
Preševo ( sr-cyrl, Прешево; sq, Preshevë, ) is a town and municipality located in the Pčinja District of southern Serbia. It is the southernmost town in Central Serbia and largest in the geographical region of Preševo Valley.
Preševo ...
, about 4 kilometers from the city center of Gjilan.
Velekinca has a continental climate with hot summers. It is located at 585 metres above sea level. The
Morava River flows nearby. The village is mentioned in the writings of
Herodotus. Archaeological traces were found from
Illyria
In classical antiquity, Illyria (; grc, Ἰλλυρία, ''Illyría'' or , ''Illyrís''; la, Illyria, ''Illyricum'') was a region in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula inhabited by numerous tribes of people collectively known as the Illyr ...
including coins and bowls, but various ornaments were stolen.
Notable people
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Mulla Idriz Gjilani
Mulla Idriz Gjilani was an Albanian patriot, a Muslim preacher, master orator and freedom fighter. He was born in the village of Velekinca in Gjilan, Ottoman Empire, (now Gjilan, Kosovo). The Gjilani family who have inhabited his birth region ...
References
External links
{{Commons category, Velekinca
Official site
Villages in Gjilan