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]
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]
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]