Ujmir Explained

Ujmir is a village in Klina municipality, Kosovo. It is located south of the Klina River.

Ujmir
Settlement Type:	Village
Pushpin Map:	Kosovo
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	District
Subdivision Name1:	Peja
Subdivision Type2:	Municipality
Subdivision Name2:	Klina
Unit Pref:	Metric
Population As Of:	2011
Population Total:	544
Timezone:	Central European Time
Utc Offset:	+1
Timezone Dst:	CEST
Utc Offset Dst:	+2
Coordinates:	42.6128°N 20.7061°W

Name

The name of the settlement translates to good water (Albanian: ujë-water, mirë-good).^{[1] [2]}

History

In the 1330 Chrysobulls of Dečani, the settlement is recorded as Ujnemir.^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]} During the Colonization of Kosovo 14 Serb and Montenegrin families settled in Ujmir.^[9]

Demographics

There are 544 inhabitants in Ujmir as of 2011, 541 of them being Albanian, 1 being a Serb and 2 others.^[10]

Notable People

• Petar of Koriša^[11]

References

1. Book: The International Journal of Albanian Studies . 1997 . Department of Political Science, Columbia University . 45 .
2. Book: The Albanians and Their Territories . 1985 . "8 Nëntori" Publishing House . 332 .
3. Book: Novaković, Stojan . Zakonski spomenici srpskih država srednjega veka . 1912 . Srpska kraljevska akademija . Belgrade . 25 .
4. Book: Gjurmime albanologjike: Seria e shkencave historike . 1972 . Instituti . 148 . sq.
5. Book: Pulaha, Selami . Popullsia shqiptare e Kosovës gjatë shek: studime dhe dokumente. XV-XVI . 1984 . 8 Nëntori . 15 . sq.
6. Book: Albanological researches: folklore and ethnology . 1974 . Instituti Albanologijik i Prishtinës . 250 . sq.
7. Book: Studia Albanica . 1983 . Académie des sciences de la République Populaire d'Albanie, Institut d'histoire, Institut de linguistique et littérature. . 29 . fr.
8. Book: Jehona . 1968 . 72 . sq.
9. Book: Osmani, Jusuf . Kolonizimi Serb i Kosovës . shb ERA . 2010.
10. http://pop-stat.mashke.org/kosovo-ethnic-loc2011.htm 2011 Kosovo Census results
11. Book: Walsh, Michael J. . A New Dictionary of Saints: East and West . April 28, 2007 . Liturgical Press . 9780814631867 . 483 . Google Books.