Gërmova

Gërmova (Serbian: Grmovo) is a village in the Vitina municipality of Kosovo.

Gërmova
Grmovo
Grmovo
Coordinates: 42°19′12″N 21°15′55″E
CountryKosovo
DistrictGjilan
MunicipalityVitina
Elevation
511 m (1,677 ft)
Time zoneUTC+1
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2

Geography

The village lies in southeastern Kosovo. The village is near Sadovinë e Jerlivë, Gushica, Smirë, Lower Slatina, and Drobesh.

Demographics
Population changes
YearPopulation
1948522
1953587
1961551
1971636
1981745
1991941
2011886[1]

Due to illegal immigration of Albanian's fleeing Communist Albania, the demographic structure of Gērmovo/Grmovo began to change. The 1960s and 70s much like the rest of Kosovo, saw a huge influx of emigrants from Albania pour into than Yugoslavia. The reform Act of 1974 granted Albanians in Kosovo major autonomy, allowing its own administration, legislation, and judicial assemblies. Shortly after, the Serbian population began to relocate to Serbia proper while some to other countries in Europe (such as Switzerland and Germany), others outside the continent.[2]

History

Middle Ages

The Gërmova mosque was founded in 1447 according to its foundation stone, making it one of the oldest in Kosovo and indeed in all lands historically inhabited by Albanians.[3]

After World War I

During the Yugoslav colonization of Kosovo, labeled "agrarian reform," 50 Serb families settled in Grmovo/Gërmova.[4]

World War II

During the Kosovo Operation (1944), Gërmova and Vitina were occupied by the Bulgarian army.

After World War II

After World War II, Gërmova was taken back by the Yugoslav government, which continued to hold it as Serbia and Montenegro and later Serbia until 17 February 2008, de facto and beyond de jure, given the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence.

Notable citizens

References
  1. Bespyatov, Tim. "Population statistics of Kosovo". Population Statistics of Eastern Europe and Former USSR. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  2. "Shqiptari i Sirisë: Kosova nuk u doli në ndihmë, por i përbuzi". Bota Sot. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  3. "Pasqyrë përmbledhëse për xhamitë e KBI të Vitisë". Dituria Islame (in Albanian). Pristina: KBI e Kosovës: Koha (204/205): 47. 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  4. Obradovic, Dr. Milovan (1981). Agrarna reforma i kolonizacija Kosova (1918–1941). Pristina. pp. 306–339.


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