Çirez
Çirez | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Çirez Location in Kosovo | |
| Coordinates: 42°42′50″N 20°54′07″E / 42.714°N 20.902°E | |
| Location | Kosovo |
| District | Mitrovicë |
| Municipality | Skënderaj |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 791 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Çirez is a village in the municipality of Skenderaj, Kosovo.
History
The village of Çirez was the site of a battle between the Kosovo Liberation Army and Serbian forces, known as the Attacks on Likoshan and Çirez. The Albanian civilians of the village were part of a massacre, in the 28th of February 1998 which marked the beginning of the Kosovo War.[2]
Demographics
According to the 2024 national census of the Kosovo Agency of Statistics, Çirez had a population of 791 inhabitants. The population of the village is entirely Albanian.[1]
Infrastructure
It has a primary school, a country office and a mosque.
References
- ^ a b "Popullsia sipas gjinisë, etnicitetit dhe vendbanimit" [Population by gender, ethnicity, and place of residence] (PDF) (in Albanian). Prishtinë: Kosovo Agency of Statistics. July 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Abrahams, Fred; McClintock, Michael; Cartner, Holly (1998). Humanitarian law violations in Kosovo. Human Rights Watch. New York London: Human Rights Watch. ISBN 978-1-56432-194-7.