Krushë e Madhe (Serbian: Velika Kruša) is a village in the municipality of Rahovec of western Kosovo. With a population of around 7,000, it is the second largest village in Kosovo.[2] During the Kosovo War, the village was a stronghold of the Kosovo Liberation Army.[3] On 25 March 1999, it was the site of a massacre by the Army of Serbia and Montenegro in which 205 Kosovo Albanian civilians were killed.[4]
Krushë e Madhe
Velika Kruša | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Krushë e Madhe Location in Kosovo | |
| Coordinates: 42°19′08″N 20°38′10″E / 42.319°N 20.636°E | |
| Location |  Kosovo |
| District | Gjakova |
| Municipality | Rahovec |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
| • Total | 10.843 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
References edit
- ^ 2011 Kosovo Census results
- ^ Krusha e Madhe themelon kooperativën bujqësore, Koha.NET - Arkivi. (n.d.).
- ^ "Case Study: Velika Krusa". BBC News. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ Kandić, Nataša (2011-09-30). "The Kosovo Memory Book 1998-2000". Humanitarian Law Center. Retrieved 2021-06-22.