Rahovec

Coordinates: 42°23′58″N 20°39′17″E / 42.39944°N 20.65472°E / 42.39944; 20.65472
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Rahovec
Town and municipality
From the top, Panorama of Rahovec, Rahovec Clocktower, Xhamia e Sokolit
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
21000
Area code+383 29
Vehicle registration07
Websitekk.rks-gov.net/rahovec

Rahovec (

town and municipality located in the District of Gjakova in western Kosovo
. According to the 2011 census, the town of Rahovec has 15,892 inhabitants, while the municipality has 56,208 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name of the town and municipality is of Serbian origin and is derived from the Proto-Slavic word orěhъ, meaning nux (English: nut).[2] The name Rahovec comes from an Albanised pronunciation of Orahovac.

Geography and population

The municipality covers an area of approximately 276 km2 (107 sq mi) and contains 35 villages.

Economy

Rahovec is especially known for its vineyards and wines.[3]

Demographics

Municipal historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
194827,335—    
195330,095+1.94%
196135,461+2.07%
197146,788+2.81%
198161,178+2.72%
199185,698+3.43%
201156,208−2.09%
2016
est.		58,908+0.94%
Source: Division of Kosovo

According to the last official census done in 2011, the municipality of Rahovec has 56,208 inhabitants.

In the municipality's total population, 98.14% are

Egyptians, Serbs, Bosniaks and various others.[4]

Local Pidgin Language

The town was known for a language known locally as "Rahovecionshe" or "Raveqki", which is a mixture of Albanian, Serbian and Bulgarian. Its use has declined rapidly after the Kosovo War and nowadays it is nearly extinct.[5] It is thought that this pidgin language developed as a way for Albanian grape farmers to sell their products to wine producers, who were predominately Slavic-speaking.[5]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "2011 Popullsia sipas gjinisë etnicitetit dhe vendbanimit" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2022.
  2. nominalised in toponymy into Orahovo, ... Orahov Do (Herzegovina), ... Oriovac (Slavonia
    ) = Oravac = Oraovac (1770, Kosovo and Metohija) = Raovec in Albanian pronunciation. (N.B. Orahovac and Rahovec are shown here in h-less variants Oraovac and Raovec)]
  3. ^ "Wineries of Rahovec - KOHA".
  4. ^ "Popullsia sipas gjinisë etnicitetit dhe vendbanimit 2011 (AKS)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Kosovo's Mysterious Dialect Fades Away :: Balkan Insight". www.balkaninsight.com. 27 November 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  6. ISBN 9780962214127
    . Shkelzen Maliqi - Lindur më 1947, Rahovec, Kosovë.
  7. ISBN 9780810874831
    .
  8. ^ Çollaku, Petrit (25 March 2015). "Kosovo Urged to Intensify Hunt for Missing Activist". Balkan Insight.
  9. ^ Stanojević, Stanoje (1925). Narodna enciklopedija srpsko-hrvatsko-slovenac̆ka, Knjiga 2 (in Serbian). zdavac̆: Bibliografski zavod d.d. p. 562. O. H. - KUJUNDŽIĆ LAZAR, učitelj i čet- nički vojvoda ( uoči Lazareve subote 1880, selo Orahovac, srez podrimski, okrug prizrenski 25/5 1905, selo Ve- lika Hoča, srez podrimski, okrug pri- zrenski).
  10. ^ Avdyli, Ngadhnjim (1 November 2018). "Xhevdet Bajraj: I dreamt of freedom in a different way to the politicians". kosovotwopointzero.com.

External links

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