Desivojcë
Desivojca
Village
View of Desivojca
View of Desivojca
Desivojcë is located in Kosovo
Desivojcë
Desivojcë
Location in Kosovo
Coordinates: 42°39′32″N 21°44′21″E / 42.65889°N 21.73917°E / 42.65889; 21.73917
Location Kosovo
DistrictGjilan
MunicipalityKamenica
Area
  Total16.42 km2 (6.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total177
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Desivojca is a village in the municipality of Kamenica, in the east of Kosovo. It has 16.41 km2 (6.34 sq mi) of land, 89 houses with 755 inhabitants (sources from 1995). It is about 50 km (31 mi) from Gjilan. The village has a primary school called "Kadri Zeka" and a mosque built in 1816. It is a center for surrounding villages.

Geography

In the north it borders with the village of Huruglica, in north-east it borders with the village of Terstena, in the east is situated the village of Zarbinca and Pribovc, from the south-east, south and west it is enclosed with the Laqiq village and in north-west is situated the village of Veleglava. Desivojca is a hilly mountainous area, with beautiful landscapes and developed vegetation. A river called Desivojca flows amidst dividing the village into two parts.

a view from Cipel 1037 m

The highest peaks in this village are:

  • Drumi i Xheles (1,228 m or 4,029 ft),
  • Rrafshi (1,157 m or 3,796 ft),
  • Strajdeja (1,138 m or 3,734 ft),
  • Maja e Zezë (1,094 m or 3,589 ft),
  • Maja e Sreshnjes 1070m,
  • Cipeli 1037m,
  • and the lowest attitude in Desivojca is Mulliri i Robajve 660m.
Beautiful autumn view in the Komani neighborhood

Demographics

Desivojca has four main neighborhoods: Komani, Bunjaku, Padina and Zhigolli.

There are 12 main groups of families that live in Desivojca:

  • Shkodra family,
  • Bunjaku,
  • Dragobuzhda,
  • Mellova,
  • Beshtica,
  • Gurguroci,
  • Gagica,
  • Surdulli,
  • Klaiqi
  • Rukoci
  • Bajraliu
  • Robelli

Many inhabitants from this village now live in urban centers like Gjilan, Kamenica, Pristina, and Ferizaj.

References


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