Bukosh (Albanian: Bukoshi), is a village in the Vushtrri municipality in Kosovo. It is inhabited by a majority of ethnic Albanians.[2]
Bukosh
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  Bukosh | |
| Coordinates: 42°48′11″N 20°55′44″E / 42.80306°N 20.92889°E | |
| Location |  Kosovo |
| District | Mitrovicë |
| Municipality | Vushtrri |
| Elevation | 1,097 m (3,599 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,171 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
History
editBukosh was first mentioned in the 1530 Ottoman defter, as a village in the Sanjak of Viçitrina. It was recorded in the 1566–1574 defter of the Sanjak of Viçitrina as well. It was included in an Austrian map based on data of 1689. It was recorded in the salname of the Kosovo Vilayet in the years 1893, 1896 and 1900.[3]
Demographics
editEvolution of the population
edit| Year | 1574 | 1913 | 1921 | 1923 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of inhabitants | 14 households + 2 singles | 259 | 160 | 31 households[4] | 345 | 375 | 484 | 566 | 867 | 843 | 1171[5] |
Business zone
editThe Vushtrri municipal assembly, during its session on March 27, 2008, decided to create a Business Zone (Industrial Zone) of common interest in the zone of Bukosh village with approximately surface area of 17.98.87 ha.[6]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ 2011 Kosovo Census results
- ^ Etnic composition of Kosovo - 2011 Retrieved 19.05.2016.
- ^ Dr.Jusuf Osmani:Vendbanimet e Kosovës 16, Vushtrria, Prishtinë, 2005, fq. 118-120
- ^ From the year 1574 until 1923, see, Dr.Jusuf Osmani:Vendbanimet e Kosovës 16, Vushtrria, Prishtinë, 2005, p. 118-120.
- ^ Kosovo census 1948 - 2011 Retrieved 2.06.2016.
- ^ Invest in Vushtrri[permanent dead link] Vushtrri Municipality & USAID & IPAK, p. 12, Visited on 03 June 2016.
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