Kotorr (in Albanian) is a village in Kosovo located in the town-municipality of Skenderaj and in the District of Mitrovica. According to the 2011 census, it had 279 inhabitants, all of whom were Albanian.
Kotorr
Kotorr Kosovë | |
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Village | |
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  Kotorr Location in Kosovo | |
| Coordinates: 42°48′04″N 20°44′35″E / 42.80111°N 20.74306°E | |
| Location |  Kosovo |
| District | Mitrovicë |
| Municipality | Skënderaj |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 279 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Geography edit
The village is located on the north side of the Pec-Mitrovica road, some 8 kilometres north-west of Skenderaj/Srbica.[2]
History edit
The village has been inhabited since late antiquity. In the south western part of the village the archeological locality of Kotorr Fortress (Albanian Gradina e Kotorrit) is situated, which based on the archeological findings, it goes back to 4th-5th century AD.[3]
Kotorr was mentioned in the 1455 Ottoman defter (tax registry) of the conquered lands of Gjergj Kastrioti Skenderbeu.[2] The village had an old church, of which only micro-toponyms exist today: "Church" ( Kisha), and "Church Valley" (Lugu i Kishës).[2][4]
After the Kosovo War, during the presence of the NATO-led peacekeeping Kosovo Force, two houses belonging to Serbs were burnt down and one house was illegally occupied.[5]
Demographics edit
| Year | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2011 |
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| Population | 401 | 422 | 422 | 430 | 494 | 516 | 279 |
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References edit
- ^ "Ethnic composition of Kosovo 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org.
- ^ a b c Алексей Лидов (2007). Косово: Ортходокс херитаже анд контемпорары катастрофе. Индрик. p. 289. ISBN 9785857593943.
- ^ Hoxhaj, Vesel (2013). HARTA ARKEOLOGJIKE E KOSOVES II (2 ed.). Prishtinë: Instituti Arkeologjik i Kosovës. pp. 108/109. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ Gojko Subotić (1997). Terra Sacra: L'Arte Del Cossovo. Jaca Book. ISBN 978-88-16-60198-7.
- ^ Zoran Andjelković; Center for Peace and Tolerance (2000). Days of terror: in the presence of the international forces. Center for peace and tolerance. pp. 105, 154.
Kotore, Srbica
- ^ "Evolution of the population 1948-2011". pop-stat.mashke.org/kosovo-census-ks.htm. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
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