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Grnčar, Klokot

Coordinates: 42°19′34″N 21°24′58″E / 42.326°N 21.416°E / 42.326; 21.416
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Gërnçar
Grnčar
Village
Gërnçar is located in Kosovo
Gërnçar
Gërnçar
Location in Kosovo
Coordinates: 42°19′34″N 21°24′58″E / 42.326°N 21.416°E / 42.326; 21.416
Location Kosovo
DistrictGjilan
MunicipalityKlokot
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total240
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Grnčar (Serbian Cyrillic: Грнчар, Albanian: Gërncar), formerly Grnčare (Грнчаре, until 1975), is a village in the Klokot municipality, in southeastern Kosovo. It was formerly part of the Vitina municipality, then was together with Klokot and Vrbovac formed as part the Klokot municipality on 8 January 2010, based on the Ahtisaari plan. The village, and municipality, is a Kosovo Serb enclave. It has 240 inhabitants (2011 census). It is located in the geographical region of Gornja Morava, and is situated 583 m above sea level.

The village has a medieval church, dedicated to St. Nicholas. It was mined and destroyed by Albanians during the Kosovo War. There are archaeological sites located within the cadastral area. A palaeolithic cave is located below the St. Nicholas Church.[2] Remains of a Roman-era stone building are located 2,5 km from the village, on the left side of the Grnčar–Letnica road.[3] The locality of Gradište has remains of Roman, Byzantine and medieval fortification (2nd–14th c.).[4]

Demographic history
Census 1948 1953 1961 1971 1981 1991 2011
Total 374 447 456 516 523 477 240

Anthropology

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According to the studies of A. Urošević, published in 1929, the village was inhabited by eight families in 31 houses; six Serb, one Albanian, and one Romani:[5]

  • Irinići (5 houses, slava of St. Nicholas), Serbs, natives.
  • Krčmarovići (8 h., St. Nicholas), Serbs, natives.
  • Brankovići (4 h., St. Nicholas), Serbs, natives.
  • Niševci (6 h., St. Nicholas), Serbs, very old settlers from the Niš area, hence their surname.
  • Pejići (4 h., St. Nicholas), Serbs, moved from Žegra around 1850.
  • Rustemovići (2 h.), belong to the Gashi fis (clan). Settled in 1878 as muhajirs from the Leskovac area.
  • Hsini (1 h.) and Asanović (1 h.), Muslim Romani, moved, as labourers and blacksmiths, between many villages of Gornja Morava.

References

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  1. ^ 2011 Kosovo Census results
  2. ^ "Пећина - палеолитско станиште".
  3. ^ "Археолошки локалитет на потесу Прибој".
  4. ^ "Локалитет Градиште".
  5. ^ Урошевић 1929.

Sources

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  • Урошевић, A. (1929). "Горња Морава и Изморник". СЕЗб (LI).
  • Kalezić, Dimitrije M. (2002). A - Z. Savremena administracija. p. 493. ISBN 9788638706716.