Celinë (Albanian: Celinë) (Serbian: Celina/Целина) is a village in the municipality of Rahovec of western Kosovo.[2] With a population of around 2,000.
Celinë
Celina | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Celinë Location in Kosovo | |
| Coordinates: 42°20′16″N 20°37′48″E / 42.3377°N 20.6299°E | |
| Location |  Kosovo |
| District | Gjakova |
| Municipality | Rahovec |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,903 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Demographics
editAs of 2011, the village had a total population of 1,903 people. Of this, approximately 97.74% were Albanians, while 2.26% were Ashkalis.[1]
History
editThe village was recorded in the Ottoman register of 1591. The village then had 19 households and mansions ('Bashtina'). The villagers were primarily characterized by Albanian (Gjoni, Nika, Pepa, Biba, Raja, Doda, Pali) anthropological traits, there was also a presence of Slavic (Stepan, Petric, Stojan) anthropology. The mansions ('Bashtina') listed bore Albanian, Slavic and Islamic names.[3]
On March 25, 1999, one day after NATO began bombing the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the village of Celinë in Kosovo was the site of a mass killing, during which over 80 ethnic Albanian civilians were executed by Serbian forces.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Ethnic composition of Kosovo 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org.
- ^ Emrat e kryetarëve të lagjeve-fshatrave - Nr. 5
- ^ Popullsia Shqiptare e Kosoves Gjate Shekujve - page 269
- ^ Kujtohen te vraret ne masakren e Celines, kritika per drejtesine nderkombetare "The victims of the Celina massacre are remembered, critiques for international justice" (In Albanian)
- ^ "UNDER ORDERS: War Crimes in Kosovo-12. The Prizren-Djakovica Road". www.hrw.org.