Krushë e Madhe | |
Native Name: | Velika Kruša |
Native Name Lang: | sr |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Kosovo |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kosovo |
Coordinates: | 42.319°N 20.636°W |
Subdivision Type: | Location |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Gjakova |
Subdivision Name2: | Rahovec |
Population Total: | 10.843 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population As Of: | 2024 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Krushë e Madhe (Serbian: Velika Kruša) is a village in the municipality of Rahovec of western Kosovo. With a population of around 7,000, it is the second largest village in Kosovo.[2] During the Kosovo War, the village was a stronghold of the Kosovo Liberation Army.[3] On 25 March 1999, it was the site of a massacre by the Army of Serbia and Montenegro in which 205 Kosovo Albanian civilians were killed.[4]