Krushë e Madhe explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. http://pop-stat.mashke.org/kosovo-ethnic-loc2011.htm 2011 Kosovo Census results
  2. http://www.koha.net/arkiva/?page=1,3,102847 Krusha e Madhe themelon kooperativën bujqësore
  3. Web site: BBC News. Case Study: Velika Krusa. 20 October 2019.
  4. Web site: The Kosovo Memory Book 1998-2000 . Kandić . Nataša . Humanitarian Law Center . 2011-09-30 . 2021-06-22 .