Vitomirica
Vitomiricë
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Coat of arms | |
Vitomiricë Map showing Vitomiricë in Kosovo | |
| Coordinates: 42°40′55″N 20°19′02″E / 42.681936°N 20.317291°E | |
| Location | Kosovo |
| District | Peja |
| Municipality | Peja |
| Seat | Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo |
| Area | |
• Total | 21 km2 (8.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 5,122 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Vitomiricas/e |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 30090 |
| XK | +383 (04) |
| Vehicle registration | 03 |
Vitomiricë (Serbian: Витомирица) is a town in the municipality of Peja in Kosovo. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 5,122.[1]
History
During World War II, Vitomirica was one of the many settlements in Kosovo where the Serb civilian population was persecuted and killed by Albanian paramilitaries.[2] Albanians looted and demolished the Serbian church in the village.[3]
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.
- ^ Antonijević, Nenad (2009). Албански злочини над Србима на Косову и Метохији у Другом светском рату, документа (PDF). Muzej žrtava genocida. p. 44. ISBN 9788690632992.
- ^ Самарџић, Рената; Нешић, Данијела; Симеуновић, Драган; Зиројевић, Мина (2022). Уништавање и присвајање културног наслеђа: Од Лувра до Косова и Палмире. Београд: Службени гласник. p. 57. ISBN 978-86-519-2761-7.