Celinë Explained

Celinë
Native Name:Celina
Native Name Lang:sr
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Kosovo
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kosovo
Coordinates:42.3377°N 20.6299°W
Subdivision Type:Location
Subdivision Name:Kosovo
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Gjakova
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Rahovec
Population Total:1903
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2011
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2

Celinë (sq| Celinë) (sr| Celina/Целина) is a village in the municipality of Rahovec of western Kosovo.[2] With a population of around 2,000.

Demographics

As of 2011, the village had a total population of 1,903 people. Of this, approximately 97.74% were Albanians, while 2.26% were Ashkalis.[1]

History

The village was recorded in the Ottoman register of 1591. The village then had 19 households and mansions ('Bashtina').The villagers were primarily characterized by Albanian (Gjoni, Nika, Pepa, Biba, Raja, Doda, Pali) anthropological traits, there was also a presence of Slavic (Stepan, Petric, Stojan) anthropology. The mansions ('Bashtina') listed bore Albanian, Slavic and Islamic names.[3]

On 25 March 1999, one day after NATO began bombing the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the village of Celinë in Kosovo was the site of a mass killing, during which over 80 ethnic Albanian civilians were executed by Serbian forces.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ethnic composition of Kosovo 2011. pop-stat.mashke.org.
  2. https://kk.rks-gov.net/rahovec/?page_id=200000124 Emrat e kryetarëve të lagjeve-fshatrave
  3. https://ia600803.us.archive.org/12/items/s-pulaha-popullsia-shqiptare-e-kosoves-gjate-shekujve-xv-xvi/s-pulaha-popullsia-shqiptare-e-kosoves-gjate-shekujve-xv-xvi.pdf Popullsia Shqiptare e Kosoves Gjate Shekujve
  4. https://rtv21.tv/kujtohen-te-vraret-ne-masakren-e-celines-kritika-per-drejtesine-nderkombetare Kujtohen te vraret ne masakren e Celines, kritika per drejtesine nderkombetare
  5. Web site: UNDER ORDERS: War Crimes in Kosovo-12. The Prizren-Djakovica Road. www.hrw.org.