Desivojca is a village in the municipality of Kamenica, in the east of Kosovo. It has 16.41 km2 (6.34 sq mi) of land, 89 houses with 755 inhabitants (sources from 1995).[2] It is about 50 km (31 mi) from Gjilan. The village has a primary school called "Kadri Zeka" and a mosque built in 1816. It is a center for surrounding villages.
Geography
In the north it borders with the village of Huruglica, in north-east it borders with the village of Terstena, in the east is situated the village of Zarbinca and Pribovc, from south-east, south and west it is enclosed with the Laqiq village and in north-west is situated the village of Veleglava. Desivojca is a hilly mountainous area, with beautiful landscapes and developed vegetation. A river called Desivojca flows amidst dividing the village in two parts.
The highest peaks in this village are:
- Drumi i Xheles (1,228 m or 4,029 ft),
- Rrafshi (1,157 m or 3,796 ft),
- Strajdeja (1,138 m or 3,734 ft),
- Maja e Zezë (1,094 m or 3,589 ft),
- Maja e Sreshnjes 1070m,
- Cipeli 1037m,
- and the lowest attitude in Desivojca is Mulliri i Robajve 660m.
Demographics
Desivojca has four main neighborhoods: Komani, Bunjaku, Padina and Zhigolli.
There are 12 main groups of families that live in Desivojca:
- Shkodra family,
- Bunjaku,
- Dragobuzhda,
- Mellova,
- Beshtica,
- Gurguroci,
- Gagica,
- Surdulli,
- Klaiqi
- Rukoci
- Bajraliu
- Robelli
Many inhabitants from this village now live in urban centers like Gjilan, Kamenica, Pristina, and Ferizaj.
Gallery
References
- ^ 2011 Kosovo Census results
- ^ "Ethnic composition of Kosovo 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
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