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Village in Gjakova, Kosovo
Hoçë e Madhe Велика Хоча
Velika Hoča
Village
St Jovan Monastery (overview)St Jovan Monastery (overview)
Hoçë e Madhe is located in KosovoHoçë e MadheHoçë e MadheLocation in Kosovo
Coordinates: 42°23′03″N 20°40′36″E / 42.3842°N 20.6767°E / 42.3842; 20.6767
Location Kosovo
DistrictGjakova
MunicipalityRahovec
Population
 • Total124
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Hoçë e Madhe (Serbian Cyrillic: Велика Хоча) is a village in the municipality of Rahovec, in Kosovo. The village has 411 inhabitants, of whom 5 are ethnic Albanians and 406 are Serbs according to the 2011 census.

It is situated in the historical region of Metohija (Dukagjin) and is one of the oldest settlements. It was given as metochion by Stefan Nemanja to Hilandar in 1198–99 (Charter of Hilandar).

The main economic activity is viticulture.

Culture

The village is noted for its 13 Serbian Orthodox churches, some dating from the 12th century and reign of Serbian Grand Prince Stefan Nemanja, others from the 14th to 16th centuries.

List of churches
  • Church of St. Nicholas, Velika Hoča
  • Church of St. John, Velika Hoča
  • Church of St. Stephen, Velika Hoča
  • Church of the Holy Sunday, Velika Hoča
  • Church of Parascheva, Velika Hoča
  • Church of St. Luke, Velika Hoča
  • Church of St. Anne, Velika Hoča
  • Church of St. Basil, Velika Hoča
  • Church of the Holy Apostle Peter, Velika Hoča
  • Church of the Virgin Mary, Velika Hoča
  • Church of the Prophet Elijah, Velika Hoča
  • Church of the Holy Archangel Gabriel, Velika Hoča
  • Church on Rid

References

  1. ^ 2011 Kosovo Census results
  2. Branislav Krstić (2002). Spasavanje kulturne baštine Srbije i Evrope na Kosovu i Metohiji. Koordinacioni centar Savezne vlade i Vlade Republike Srbije za Kosovo i Metohiju. ISBN 9788675560166. Велика Хоча је једно од најстаријих насеља у Метохији. Помиње се у даровном писму које је Стефан Немања (1198-1199) дао манастиру Хиландару.

Further reading

  • Zarković Božidar V. (2013). "Velika Hoča i začeci crkvenog poseda u Metohiji". Zbornik radova Filozofskog fakulteta u Prištini. 43 (2): 131–48.

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