Velika Hoča (Kosovo)

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Name (Latin)
Velika Hoča (Kosovo)
Other forms of name
Hoça e Madhe (Kosovo)
Hoçë e Madhe (Kosovo)
Vjellika Horça (Kosovo)
Velika Hoča (Serbia)
Coordinates
20.67666667 20.67666667 42.38416667 42.38416667 (gooearth )
Associated country
Kosovo (Republic)
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 134829816
Wikidata: Q1016703
Library of congress: n 00021909
Sources of Information
  • GEOnet, Feb. 2, 2000(Velika Hoca; ppl.; 42°23ʹ03ʺN 20°40ʹ39ʺE; loc. in Serbia) Aug. 8, 2011 (Hoçë e Madhe (approved), Velika Hoča (approved), Велика Хоча (native Script), Hoça e Madhe (variant), Vjellika Horça (variant); pop. place; Kosovo, ADM1: Rahovec [Albanian] / Orahovac [Serbian]; 42°23ʹ03ʺN 020°40ʹ39ʺE 42.384167° 20.6775°)
  • Velika Hoča, 2000?
  • Wikipedia, Aug. 3, 2011(Velika Hoča (Albanian: Hoça e Madhe; Serbian: Velika Hoča, Serbian Cyrillic: Велика Хоча = Velika Hoča) is a village in the municipality of Orahovac, in the Metohija region of Kosovo[a]. It is one of the Serb enclaves in Kosovo)
  • Vitošević, Krsta. Velika Hoča, 1995:t.p. (Velika Hoča)
  • Geonet on WWW, Feb. 2, 2000 (Velika Hoca ; ppl. ; 42p0s23ʹ03ʺN 20p0s40ʹ39ʺE ; loc. in Serbia)

Wikipedia description:

Hoçë e Madhe (Albanian definite form: Hoça e Madhe) or Velika Hoča (Serbian Cyrillic: Велика Хоча) is a village in the municipality of Rahovec, in Kosovo. As of 2024, the village has 508 inhabitants, of whom 114 are Albanians and 384 are Serbs. It is situated in the historical region of Metohija (Dukagjin) and is one of the oldest settlements. It was given as metochion by Stefan Nemanja to Hilandar in 1198–99 (Charter of Hilandar). The main economic activity is viticulture.

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