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).[2] 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.

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
 • Total
16.42 km2 (6.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
177
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Geography

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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 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 in 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

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

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

  • Shkodra family, (migrated into the village from Shkodër)
  • 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.

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References

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  1. ^ 2011 Kosovo Census results
  2. ^ "Ethnic composition of Kosovo 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org. Retrieved 2024-05-23.