Velika Hoča
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Velika Hoča
Velika Hoča Hoçë e Madhe | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 42°23′03″N 20°40′36″E / 42.3842°N 20.6767°E | |
Location | Kosovo |
District | Gjakova |
Municipality | Rahovec |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 124 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Velika Hoča (Serbian Cyrillic: Велика Хоча, Albanian: Hoçë e Madhe) is a village in the municipality of Rahovec, in Kosovo. It is one of the Serb enclaves in Kosovo, and houses some 13 Orthodox church buildings, most of which date to the Serbian Middle Ages.
Velika Hoča is situated in the historical region of Metohija (Dukagjin) and is one of the oldest settlements. It was given as metochion by Stefan Nemanja to Hilandar in 1198–99 (Charter of Hilandar).[2]
In the Middle Ages, Velika Hoča was a strong economical and spiritual centre with 24 churches and three monasteries. 8 monasteries and five ruins have been preserved from that period. The Dečani wine is made from vineyards in Velika Hoča since at least the reign of Emperor Stefan Dušan (r. 1331-1355).[citation needed]
Demographics
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Agriculture
The main economic activity of Velika Hoča is viticulture.
Culture
Velika Hoča is a significant cultural centre of Serbs in Kosovo. The village is noted for its 13 churches, some dating from the 12th century and reign of Serbian Grand Prince Stefan Nemanja, others from the 14th to 16th centuries. There are also several tower houses, one that belonged to Lazar Kujundžić.
- List of churches
- Church of St. Nicholas, Velika Hoča
- Church of St. John, Velika Hoča
- Church of St. Stephen, Velika Hoča
- Church of the Holy Sunday, Velika Hoča
- Church of Parascheva, Velika Hoča
- Church of St. Luke, Velika Hoča
- Church of St. Anne, Velika Hoča
- Church of St. Basil, Velika Hoča
- Church of the Holy Apostle Peter, Velika Hoča
- Church of the Virgin Mary, Velika Hoča
- Church of the Prophet Elijah, Velika Hoča
- Church of the Holy Archangel Gabriel, Velika Hoča
- Church on Rid
References
- ^ 2011 Kosovo Census results
- ^ Branislav Krstić (2002). Spasavanje kulturne baštine Srbije i Evrope na Kosovu i Metohiji. Koordinacioni centar Savezne vlade i Vlade Republike Srbije za Kosovo i Metohiju. ISBN 9788675560166.
Велика Хоча је једно од најстаријих насеља у Метохији. Помиње се у даровном писму које је Стефан Немања (1198-1199) дао манастиру Хиландару.
Further reading
- Zarković Božidar V. (2013). "Velika Hoča i začeci crkvenog poseda u Metohiji". Zbornik radova Filozofskog fakulteta u Prištini. 43 (2): 131–48.
External links
- "Velika Hoča (Unofficial site)".
- Blago Fund's Photo Collections of Serbian Medieval Churches in Velika Hoča
- "Velika Hoča" (in Serbian). Yuheritage.com. Archived from the original on 2009-05-20. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
- Филм о Великој Хочи у продукцији Министарства за дијаспору Републике Србије. YouTube (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 2021-12-15.
- "film o Velikoj Hoči". YouTube (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 2021-12-15.
- "Velika Hoča 1991. godine". YouTube (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 2021-12-15.
- "This is the day". YouTube.
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