Ujmir is a village in Klina municipality, Kosovo. It is located south of the Klina River.
Ujmir
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Village | |
  Ujmir | |
| Coordinates: 42°36′46″N 20°42′22″E / 42.61278°N 20.70611°E | |
| Country |  Kosovo |
| District | Peja |
| Municipality | Klina |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 544 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Name
editThe name of the settlement translates to good water (Albanian: ujë-water, mirë-good).[1][2]
History
editIn the 1330 Chrysobulls of Dečani, the settlement is recorded as Ujnemir.[3][4][5][6][7][8] During the Colonization of Kosovo 14 Serb and Montenegrin families settled in Ujmir.[9]
Demographics
editThere are 544 inhabitants in Ujmir as of 2011, 541 of them being Albanian, 1 being a Serb and 2 others.[10]
Notable People
editReferences
edit- ^ The International Journal of Albanian Studies. Department of Political Science, Columbia University. 1997. p. 45.
- ^ The Albanians and Their Territories. "8 Nëntori" Publishing House. 1985. p. 332.
- ^ Novaković, Stojan (1912). Zakonski spomenici srpskih država srednjega veka. Belgrade: Srpska kraljevska akademija. p. 25.
- ^ Gjurmime albanologjike: Seria e shkencave historike (in Albanian). Instituti. 1972. p. 148.
- ^ Pulaha, Selami (1984). Popullsia shqiptare e Kosovës gjatë shek: studime dhe dokumente. XV-XVI (in Albanian). 8 Nëntori. p. 15.
- ^ Albanological researches: folklore and ethnology (in Albanian). Instituti Albanologijik i Prishtinës. 1974. p. 250.
- ^ Studia Albanica (in French). Académie des sciences de la République Populaire d'Albanie, Institut d'histoire, Institut de linguistique et littérature. 1983. p. 29.
- ^ Jehona (in Albanian). 1968. p. 72.
- ^ Osmani, Jusuf (2010). Kolonizimi Serb i Kosovës. shb ERA.
- ^ 2011 Kosovo Census results
- ^ Walsh, Michael J. (April 28, 2007). A New Dictionary of Saints: East and West. Liturgical Press. p. 483. ISBN 9780814631867 – via Google Books.
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