Kotorr, Kosovo

Kotorr (in Albanian) is a village in Kosovo[lower-alpha 1] 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
Kotorr Kosovë
Village
Kotorr is located in Kosovo
Kotorr
Kotorr
Location in Kosovo
Coordinates: 42°48′04″N 20°44′35″E
Location Kosovo[lower-alpha 1]
DistrictMitrovicë
MunicipalitySkënderaj
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total279
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Geography

The village is located on the north side of the Pec-Mitrovica road, some 8 kilometres north-west of Skenderaj/Srbica.[2]

History

The village 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][3]

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.[4]

Demographics
Historical population of Kotorr, Kosovo
(Source: [5])
Year1948195319611971198119912011
Population401422422430494516279

Notes
  1. The political status of Kosovo is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008, Kosovo is formally recognised as a sovereign state by 101 UN member states (with another 13 states recognising it at some point but then withdrawing their recognition) and 92 states not recognizing it, while Serbia continues to claim it as a part of its own territory.

References
  1. 2011 Kosovo Census results
  2. Алексей Лидов (2007). Косово: Ортходокс херитаже анд контемпорары катастрофе. Индрик. p. 289.
  3. Gojko Subotić (1997). Terra Sacra: L'Arte Del Cossovo. Jaca Book. ISBN 978-88-16-60198-7.
  4. 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
  5. "Evolution of the population 1948-2011". pop-stat.mashke.org/kosovo-census-ks.htm. Retrieved 14 September 2014.


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