Kçiq i Madh | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Kosovo |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Coordinates: | 42.8706°N 20.9222°W |
Subdivision Type: | Location |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Mitrovicë |
Subdivision Name2: | Mitrovicë |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Fatmir Salihu (PDK)[1] |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 3412 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Central European Time |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Kçiq i Madh (Serbian: Велики Кичић/Veliki Kičić, Albanian: Kçiq i Madh) is a village in the municipality of Mitrovicë municipality, Kosovo.
The village was founded in the 16-17th century by members of the Berisha tribe who fled from Shkodër most possibly due to blood feud.[3] During the Expulsion of the Albanians, 1877–1878, many refugees, called Muhaxhirs, settled. They were originally from Velika Plana or Tupallë.[4]
Kçiq i Madh is eight kilometers south of Mitrovica and is on the M-2 National Road. The Sitnica, main river in the Kosovo Field, flows through the south of the village.
In 2011, Kçiq i Madh had 3,412 inhabitants. Of these, 3408 are Albanians, one Bosniak and three undeclared.[2] Common surnames are Berisha, Pllana, Fejza, Brahimi, Tupella, Imeri etc.
KF Elektroliza Kçiq was a football club from Kçiq i Madh.[5] They played in the Second League in 2004 being their biggest success.[6]