Vërmica
Vërmica
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Village | |
  Vërmica Location in Kosovo | |
| Coordinates: 42°9′31″N 20°33′53″E / 42.15861°N 20.56472°E | |
| Country | Kosovo |
| Municipality | Prizren |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 661 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01:00) CEST (UTC+2) |
Vërmica (or Vërmicë, serbian: Врбница/Vrbnica) is a village in the Prizren municipality of Kosovo[a]. The village lies on the border with Albania.
History
After the Kingdom of Serbia conquered Kosovo in the first Balkan War(1912) Serbia arranged a Military Administration. They created the municipality Vrbnica which included Shkozë (serb. Škoza) and Dobrushtë (serb. Dobrušta). The municipality was part of the Srez (serb. Šar) of the Okrug Prizren. This administrative subdivision lastet till January 6, 1929, after the area was made part of the Vardar Banovina in the Kingdom Yugoslavia.[1]
Geography
Vërmica is located in southwestern Kosovo and borders Albania. The village lies at the White Drin between the Koritnik in the south and the Pashtrik in the north. The R7 and the M-25 passes through the Village. Neighbouring villages are Shkoza in the northeast and Morina in Albania southwest.
Climate
| Climate data for Vërmica/Vrbnica (1982-2012) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C | 3.9 | 7.1 | 12.1 | 17.1 | 22.5 | 26.3 | 28.6 | 28.8 | 24.7 | 17.8 | 10.6 | 5.6 | 17.1 |
| Mean daily minimum °C | −2.3 | 0 | 2.8 | 6.8 | 10.9 | 14.5 | 16.1 | 15.8 | 12.3 | 7.9 | 3.7 | −0.3 | 7.4 |
| Average rainfall mm | 86 | 76 | 74 | 76 | 80 | 53 | 48 | 47 | 70 | 88 | 111 | 102 | 894 |
| Mean daily maximum °F | 39.0 | 44.8 | 53.8 | 62.8 | 72.5 | 79.3 | 83.5 | 83.8 | 76.5 | 64.0 | 51.1 | 42.1 | 62.8 |
| Mean daily minimum °F | 27.9 | 32 | 37.0 | 44.2 | 51.6 | 58.1 | 61.0 | 60.4 | 54.1 | 46.2 | 38.7 | 31.5 | 45.2 |
| Average rainfall inches | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 35.2 |
| Source: [2] | |||||||||||||
Population
| Year | Pop. |
|---|---|
| 1919 | 350 |
| 1948 | 678 |
| 1953 | 709 |
| 1961 | 832 |
| 1971 | 1,168 |
| 1991 | 1,488 |
| 2011 | 661 |
Vërmica has a Population of 661. Of these, 658 are Albanians and three preferred not to answer.[3]
Religion
Of these 658 are Muslims. Three people preferred not to answer.[4]
Notes
| a. | ^ Template:Kosovo-note |
References
- ^ Agimi. "Ndarja administrative në Qarkun e Prizrenit - në vitin 1919". Retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ^ "Klima & Wetter in Vërmica". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ^ Tim Bespyatov. "Ethnic composition of Kosovo 2011". Retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ^ Tim Bespyatov. "Religious composition of Kosovo 2011". Retrieved May 30, 2017.