Sekirača Explained

Official Name:Sekirača
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Serbia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Serbia
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Toplica District
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Kuršumlija
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:29
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:42.9°N 48°W

Sekirača is a village in the municipality of Kuršumlija, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 29 people.[1]

History

Sekirača (Albanian: Sekiraqa) had 49 houses inhabited by Albanians before the Expulsion of the Albanians took place in 1877–1878.[2] All Albanians left the Kuršumlija region by force of the Serbian army and fled to modern-day Kosovo, which was back then the Vilayet of Kosovo of the Ottoman Empire. These Albanians became known as Muxhahirs and were demographically Albanians of the Gheg dialect and Muslims.

Some families from Sekiraqa kept their surname as the village they were from which is the reason why this surname appears in Kosovo.

Notable people

References

42.9°N 48°W

Notes and References

  1. Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku Beograd 2003.
  2. Web site: The Expulsion of Albanians from the Sanjak of Nish . State Agency of Kosovo Archives. 23.
  3. Web site: Aliu . Fatmir . 28 Sep 2012 . Alleged Kosovo Gangster Enver Sekiraqa Arrested . live . 18 August 2024 . BalkanInsight.