Hoçë e Madhe
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Hoçë e Madhe
Velika Hoča | |
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 St Jovan Monastery (overview) | |
  Hoçë e Madhe Location in Kosovo | |
| 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) |
Hoçë e Madhe (Serbian Cyrillic: Велика Хоча) is a village in the municipality of Rahovec, in Kosovo. It was one of the Serb enclaves in Kosovo, and houses some 13 Orthodox church buildings, most of which date to the Serbian Middle Ages. The village has 124 inhabitants, of whom 75 are ethnic Albanians and 49 are Serbs according to the 2011 census.[1]
Hoçë e Madhe 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, Hoçë e Madhe 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 Hoçë e Madhe since at least the reign of Emperor Stefan Dušan (r. 1331-1355).[citation needed]
Demographics
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Agriculture
[edit]The main economic activity of Hoçë e Madhe is viticulture.
Culture
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b 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
[edit]- Zarković Božidar V. (2013). "Velika Hoča i začeci crkvenog poseda u Metohiji". Zbornik radova Filozofskog fakulteta u Prištini. 43 (2): 131–48.
External links
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- "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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