Veliki Trnovac Explained

Official Name:Veliki Trnovac
Native Name:Велики Трновац
Tërnoc i Madh
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Serbia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Serbia
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Pčinja District
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Bujanovac
Leader Name:Agim Ramadani
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:6,762
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:42.4667°N 65°W
Elevation M:335
Postal Code:17528
Area Code:0038117

Veliki Trnovac (;) is a village in the municipality of Bujanovac, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village had a population of 6,762. Of these, 6,730 (99,52%) were ethnic Albanians, 1 (0,01%) Bulgarian, 1 (0,01%) Bosniak, and 12 (0,17%) others.[1] [2] [3]

History

Insurgency aftermath

There is an agreement between the Serbian authorities and local Albanians that Veliki Trnovac will not be attended by police in exchange for peace on the part of local population, an agreement that formed part of the Konculj Agreement in 2001 ending the Insurgency in the Preševo Valley.

After the conflict, at the entrance to Veliki Trnovac, local Albanians erected a monument to Ridvan Qazimi, a former commander of UCPMB who is highly respected by Albanians in southern Serbia, and a four-day manifestation, "Commander Lleshi"s Days", is held in his honor every year.[4] He also got his own museum, which opened on 26 November 2012 in Veliki Trnovac. It was built by local Albanians with the help of the Albanian diaspora. It exhibits Captain Leshi's personal belongings - photographs, uniform, weapons as well as the jeep in which he was killed.[5]

2022 general election

During the 2022 general election, elections were repeated five times in Veliki Trnovac.[6] Because of it, official results were announced three months after the official election date.[7]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku Beograd 2003.
  2. Web site: Population Census 2002. webrzs.stat.gov.rs/. 2011-04-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20110424122436/http://webrzs.stat.gov.rs/axd/en/popis.htm. 2011-04-24. dead.
  3. Web site: "National Identity or Ethnicity – Data by Municipalities". webrzs.stat.gov.rs/. 2011-04-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20110424122436/http://webrzs.stat.gov.rs/axd/en/Zip/CensusBook1.zip. 2011-04-24. dead.
  4. Web site: R.Irić. Albanci Preševa i Bujanovca slave komandanta Lešija. 2020-08-22. Blic.rs. sr.
  5. Web site: Танјуг. Танјуг: Ридван Ћазими - „Командант Леши” - добио музеј у Великом Трновцу. 2020-08-22. Нова српска политичка мисао. sr-rs.
  6. Web site: 2022-06-30 . Veliki Trnovac peti put: Parlament zavisi od jednog mandata - Izbori 2022. - Nedeljnik Vreme . 2022-07-04 . www.vreme.com . sr-RS.
  7. Web site: 2022-07-02 . Tri godine i tri meseca - Redakcijski komentar - Dnevni list Danas . 2022-07-04 . sr-RS.