Bukosh, Vushtrri Explained

Bukosh
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Kosovo
Pushpin Label Position:left
Coordinates:42.8031°N 20.9289°W
Subdivision Type:Location
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Mitrovicë
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Vushtrri
Elevation M:1097
Population As Of:2011
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1171
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2

Bukosh (Albanian: Bukoshi), is a village in the Vushtrri municipality in Kosovo. It is inhabited by a majority of ethnic Albanians.[2]

History

Bukosh was first mentioned in the 1530 Ottoman defter, as a village in the Sanjak of Viçitrina. It was recorded in the 1566–1574 defter of the Sanjak of Viçitrina as well. It was included in an Austrian map based on data of 1689. It was recorded in the salname of the Kosovo Vilayet in the years 1893, 1896 and 1900.[3]

Demographics

Evolution of the population

Business zone

The Vushtrri municipal assembly, during its session on March 27, 2008, decided to create a Business Zone (Industrial Zone) of common interest in the zone of Bukosh village with approximately surface area of 17.98.87 ha.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://pop-stat.mashke.org/kosovo-ethnic-loc2011.htm 2011 Kosovo Census results
  2. http://pop-stat.mashke.org/kosovo-ethnic-loc2011.htm Etnic composition of Kosovo - 2011
  3. Dr.Jusuf Osmani:Vendbanimet e Kosovës 16, Vushtrria, Prishtinë, 2005, fq. 118-120
  4. From the year 1574 until 1923, see, Dr.Jusuf Osmani:Vendbanimet e Kosovës 16, Vushtrria, Prishtinë, 2005, p. 118-120.
  5. http://pop-stat.mashke.org/kosovo-census-ks.htm Kosovo census 1948 - 2011
  6. https://kk.rks-gov.net/vushtrri/getattachment/Home/Invest-in-Vushtrri_ENG.pdf.aspx Invest in Vushtrri