Ratkoc, Rahovec

Ratkoc
Village
Ratkoc is located in Kosovo
Ratkoc
Ratkoc
Location in Kosovo
Coordinates: 42°24′34″N 20°32′23″E / 42.40944°N 20.53972°E / 42.40944; 20.53972
Location Kosovo
DistrictGjakova
MunicipalityRahovec
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
4,000
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Ratkovac (Serbian: Ратковац) or Drinas (Albanian: Drinas), is a small village in Kosovo. The village is about 12 km (7 mi), by road, from the city of Gjakova, but only 2 km (1 mi) by geographical distance.

Etymology

The name Ratkovac means Place of a warrior in serbian, derived from the Serbian word rat, which means war.[citation needed]

History

The village was mentioned in the Ottoman defter of 1591 with 39 households.[2] According to the Ottoman defter of 1591, the inhabitants anthroponymy were mainly Albanian, Albanian-Slavic along with a few Muslim names.[2]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Kosovo census, the village had a population of 3,791 inhabitants of which 3,676 were ethnic Albanians.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ethnic Composition of Kosovo: 2011 Census". pop-stat.mashke.org.
  2. ^ a b Pulaha, Selami (1984). Popullsia Shqiptare e Kosoves Gjate Shekujve XV XVI. 8 nëntori. pp. 271–272.


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