| Sevcë | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Kosovo |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 200px |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kosovo |
| Subdivision Type: | Location |
| Subdivision Type1: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ferizaj |
| Subdivision Name2: | Shtërpcë |
| Established Title: | First mention |
| Established Date: | 1331 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 0 |
| Population Total: | 176 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Coordinates: | 42.2097°N 20.9567°W |
| Area Code: | +383 290 |
| Blank Name: | Car plates |
| Blank Info: | 05 |
Sevce (Serbian: Севце) is a settlement in the Štrpce municipality in Kosovo. It is inhabited by ethnic Serbs,[2] according to the 1991 census, it had 1,283 inhabitants.
It is situated in the northeastern part of the Šar Mountains, in the drainage basin of the Lepenac river.[3]
In Medieval Serbia, the župa (province) of Sirinić (first mentioned in a charter of the 13th century, the second time in 1331, in a charter of Emperor Stephen Dušan) existed, covering the whole of modern Štrpce municipality, having two cities, Gradište (in Brezovica) and Zidinac (in Gotovuša), near Sevce. Several remains of Byzantine forts exist in the region.[4] In the charter of Emperor Dušan, Sevce is mentioned as Selce (Селце), a village which was granted (metochion) to the Monastery of St. Peter Koriški, submitted by the Emperor's nobleman Tošoje, as part of his heritage.[5] [6] The village is part of the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Raška and Prizren.
In 1894, the village had 140 houses, all ethnic Serb.[7]
According to data from 1938, the village had the following kin families, with their number of houses, traditions (Krsna Slava, patron saint day), and history:[8] [9]
| Ethnic group | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981[10] | 1991 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serbs | 1227 (99.92%) | ||||||
| Others | 1 (0.08%) | ||||||
| Total[11] | 1049 | 1127 | 1120 | 1223 | 1228 | 1283 |
The rural settlement has primarily livestock farming .[3]