Ujmir is a village in Klina municipality, Kosovo. It is located south of the Klina River.

Ujmir
Village
Ujmir is located in Kosovo
Ujmir
Ujmir
Coordinates: 42°36′46″N 20°42′22″E / 42.61278°N 20.70611°E / 42.61278; 20.70611
Country Kosovo
DistrictPeja
MunicipalityKlina
Population
 (2011)
 • Total544
Time zoneUTC+1 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Name

The name of the settlement translates to good water (Albanian: ujë-water, mirë-good).[1][2]

History

In 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

There are 544 inhabitants in Ujmir as of 2011, 541 of them being Albanian, 1 being a Serb and 2 others.[10]

Notable People

References

  1. ↑ The International Journal of Albanian Studies. Department of Political Science, Columbia University. 1997. p. 45.
  2. ↑ The Albanians and Their Territories. "8 Nëntori" Publishing House. 1985. p. 332.
  3. ↑ Novaković, Stojan (1912). Zakonski spomenici srpskih država srednjega veka. Belgrade: Srpska kraljevska akademija. p. 25.
  4. ↑ Gjurmime albanologjike: Seria e shkencave historike (in Albanian). Instituti. 1972. p. 148.
  5. ↑ Pulaha, Selami (1984). Popullsia shqiptare e Kosovës gjatë shek: studime dhe dokumente. XV-XVI (in Albanian). 8 Nëntori. p. 15.
  6. ↑ Albanological researches: folklore and ethnology (in Albanian). Instituti Albanologijik i Prishtinës. 1974. p. 250.
  7. ↑ Studia Albanica (in French). Académie des sciences de la République Populaire d'Albanie, Institut d'histoire, Institut de linguistique et littérature. 1983. p. 29.
  8. ↑ Jehona (in Albanian). 1968. p. 72.
  9. ↑ Osmani, Jusuf (2010). Kolonizimi Serb i Kosovës. shb ERA.
  10. ↑ 2011 Kosovo Census results
  11. ↑ Walsh, Michael J. (April 28, 2007). A New Dictionary of Saints: East and West. Liturgical Press. p. 483. ISBN 9780814631867 – via Google Books.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.