Bogë, Kosovo Explained

Bogë
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Kosovo#Balkans
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kosovo
Coordinates:42.7456°N 20.0564°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Pejë
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Pejë
Elevation M:1300
Population Total:24
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2011
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2

Bogë is a small mountainous village and also a holiday resort village in western Kosovo. Bogë is located in the Accursed Mountains (also known as Albanian Alps) mountain range on an altitude of about . Nearby the village is located the peak of Hajla at and the Lumbardhi i Pejës river which has its source not far from the village.

The name Bogë may have its origin from the Proto-Indo-European root *bhoĝ-, meaning "the running water".[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://pop-stat.mashke.org/kosovo-ethnic-loc2011.htm 2011 Kosovo Census results
  2. Book: Indira Šabić. Onomastička analiza bosanskohercegovačkih srednjovjekovnih administrativnih tekstova i stećaka. Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera. 165. Osijek. 2014. 2023-01-07. 2017-01-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20170114084107/http://web.ffos.hr/poslijediplomski/dat/s_128/File/Doktorska_teza_-_Indira_Sabic_-_finalna_verzija.pdf. dead.