Vërmica Explained

Vërmicë
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Kosovo
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kosovo
Coordinates:42.1586°N 20.5647°W
Subdivision Type:Location
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Prizren
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2011
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:661
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
CEST (UTC+2)

Vërmica (or Vërmicë, Serbian: Врбница/Vrbnica) is a village in the Prizren municipality of Kosovo. The village lies on the border with Albania.

History

After Serbia acquired Kosovo in the Balkan Wars, the region was placed under martial law. The Vrbnica municipality was established during this period. It included the villages of Škoza (Albanian: Shkozë) and Dobrušta (Albanian: Dobrushtë). The municipality was part of the Šar srez and the Prizren district. This administrative subdivision lasted until 6 January 1929, after which the area was made part of the Vardar Banovina.[2]

Geography

Vërmica is located in southwestern Kosovo and borders Albania. The village lies at the White Drin between the Koritnik in the south and the Pashtrik in the north. The R7 and the M-25 passes through the Village. Neighbouring villages are Shkoza in the northeast and Morina in Albania southwest.

Climate

Population

Vërmica has a Population of 661. Of these, 658 are Albanians and three preferred not to answer.[3] The Albanians of this village speak Albanian in the Gheg dialect.

Religion

Of these 658 are Muslims. Three people preferred not to answer.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://pop-stat.mashke.org/kosovo-ethnic-loc2011.htm 2011 Kosovo Census results
  2. Web site: Ndarja administrative në Qarkun e Prizrenit - në vitin 1919. . https://web.archive.org/web/20080724170145/http://www.agimi.com/kulture/histori/index.htm . dead . July 24, 2008 . Agimi . May 30, 2017.
  3. Web site: Ethnic composition of Kosovo 2011 . Tim Bespyatov . May 30, 2017.
  4. Web site: Religious composition of Kosovo 2011. Tim Bespyatov . May 30, 2017.