Celinë
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Celinë
Celina | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Celinë Location in Kosovo | |
| Coordinates: 42°20′16″N 20°37′48″E / 42.3377°N 20.6299°E | |
| Location |  Kosovo |
| District | Gjakova |
| Municipality | Rahovec |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,903 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Celinë (Serbian: Celina/Целина)) is a village in the municipality of Rahovec of western Kosovo.[2] With a population of around 2,000.
Demographics
As of 2011, the village had a total population of 1,903 people. Of this, approximately 97.74% were Albanians, while 2.26% were Ashkalis.[3]
History
The village was recorded in the Ottoman register of 1591. The village then had 19 households and mansions ('Bashtina'). The villagers were primarily characterized by Albanian (Gjoni, Nika, Pepa, Biba, Raja, Doda, Pali) anthropological traits, there was also a presence of Slavic (Stepan, Petric, Stojan) anthropology. The mansions ('Bashtina') listed bore Albanian, Slavic and Islamic names.[4]
On March 25, 1999, one day after NATO began bombing the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the village of Celinë in Kosovo was the site of a mass killing, during which over 80 ethnic Albanian civilians were executed by Serbian forces.[5][6]
References
- ^ 2011 Kosovo Census results
- ^ Emrat e kryetarëve të lagjeve-fshatrave - Nr. 5
- ^ 2011 Kosovo Census results
- ^ Popullsia Shqiptare e Kosoves Gjate Shekujve - page 269
- ^ Kujtohen te vraret ne masakren e Celines, kritika per drejtesine nderkombetare "The victims of the Celina massacre are remembered, critiques for international justice" (In Albanian)
- ^ https://www.hrw.org/reports/2001/kosovo/undword-11B.html