Kçiq i Madh (, ) is a village in the municipality of

Mitrovicë Mitrovica (Albanian language, Albanian Definiteness, indefinite Albanian morphology#Nouns (declension), form: ''Mitrovicë''; sr-Cyrl, Митровица, Mitrovica), also referred to as Kosovska Mitrovica ( sr-Cyrl, Косовска Митр� ...

municipality,

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History

The village was founded in the 16-17th century by members of the Berisha tribe who fled from

Shkodër Shkodër ( , ; sq-definite, Shkodra; historically known as Scodra or Scutari) is the List of cities and towns in Albania, fifth-most-populous city of Albania and the seat of Shkodër County and Shkodër Municipality. Shkodër has been List of o ...

most possibly due to blood feud. During the

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, many refugees, called

Muhaxhir Muhaxhir and Muhaxher (plural: Muhaxhirë and Muhaxherë, meaning "Muslim refugees" in Albanian language, Albanian) are Ottoman Albanian communities that left their homes as refugees or were transferred, from Greece, Serbia and Montenegro to Alban ...

s, settled. They were originally from

Velika Plana Velika Plana ( sr-Cyrl, Велика Плана, pronounced ) is a town and municipality located in the Podunavlje District of Serbia. As of 2022, the town has 14,609 inhabitants, while the municipality has 35,451. Velika Plana lies on the left b ...

or Tupallë.

Geography

Kçiq i Madh is eight kilometers south of Mitrovica and is on the M-2 National Road. The

Sitnica The Sitnica (; sr-Cyrl, Ситница) is a river in Kosovo. It flows into the Ibar at Mitrovica, and it is the longest river that flows completely within Kosovo. History In the 14th century, during the reign of king Milutin, a canal con ...

, main river in the

Kosovo Field Kosovo field (; ) is a large karst field, located in the middle part of Kosovo. It is mostly known for being the site of the Battle of Kosovo (1389) between the Balkan Alliance led by Lazar of Serbia and Ottoman Empire, Ottoman armies led by Mura ...

, flows through the south of the village.

Population

In 2011, Kçiq i Madh had 3,412 inhabitants. Of these, 3408 are

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s, one

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and three undeclared. Common surnames are Berisha, Pllana, Fejza, Brahimi, Tupella, Imeri etc.

Sports

KF Elektroliza Kçiq was a football club from Kçiq i Madh. They played in the Second League in 2004 being their biggest success.

Notable people

Butrint Imeri Butrint Imeri (; born 2 July 1996) is a German-born Kosovo-Albanian singer, songwriter and dancer who gained popularity in the Albanian music industry with his unique blend of pop, R&B, and reggaeton influences. Butrint started his music career ...

, singer *

Leonard Pllana Leonard Arben Pllana (born 26 August 1996) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a forward for K League 2 club Gimpo. Club career Early career Pllana at the age of six started playing football in Trepça. On 12 January 2014, he joine ...

, football player *

Bujar Pllana Bujar Pllana (born 29 October 2001) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ekstraklasa club Lechia Gdańsk. Club career Youth career He played for the youth team of Australia, now known as FC Mitrovica.http://www.90m ...

, football player * Ajet Shosholli, former football player and former coach

References

External links

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