Vërmica (or Vërmicë,

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: Врбница/Vrbnica) is a village in the

Prizren Prizren ( sq-definite, Prizreni, ; sr-cyr, Призрен) is the second List of cities and towns in Kosovo, most populous city and Municipalities of Kosovo, municipality of Kosovo and seat of the eponymous municipality and District of Prizren, ...

municipality of Kosovo. The village lies on the border with

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History

After

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acquired Kosovo in the

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, the region was placed under

martial law Martial law is the replacement of civilian government by military rule and the suspension of civilian legal processes for military powers. Martial law can continue for a specified amount of time, or indefinitely, and standard civil liberties ...

. The Vrbnica municipality was established during this period. It included the villages of Škoza () and Dobrušta (). The municipality was part of the Šar ''

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'' and the

''district''. This administrative subdivision lasted until 6 January 1929, after which the area was made part of the

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Geography

Vërmica is located in southwestern Kosovo and borders

. The village lies at the

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between the

Koritnik Koritnik () is a wooded, limestone mountain, located in northeastern Albania and southwest Kosovo between the cities of Kukës and Prizren. The mountain is entirely surrounded by branches of the White Drin river. The highest point of Koritnik ma ...

in the south and the Pashtrik in the north. The R7 and the M-25 passes through the Village. Neighbouring villages are ''Shkoza'' in the northeast and ''Morina'' in Albania southwest.

Climate

Population

Vërmica has a population of 661. Of these, 658 are

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s and three preferred not to answer. The Albanians of this village speak

in the

Gheg Gheg or Geg (Gheg Albanian: ''gegnisht'', Standard ) is one of the two major varieties of Albanian, the other being Tosk. The geographic dividing line between the two varieties is the Shkumbin River, which winds its way through central Alba ...

dialect.

Religion

Of these 658 are

Muslim Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God ...

s. Three people preferred not to answer.

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Location
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vërmica Villages in Prizren