Vërmica
| Vërmica | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Vërmica Location in Kosovo | |
| Coordinates: 42°9′31″N 20°33′53″E / 42.15861°N 20.56472°E | |
| Country | Kosovo |
| Municipality | Prizren |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 661 |
| Time zone |
CET (UTC+01:00) CEST (UTC+2) |
Vërmica (or Vërmicë, serbian: Врбница/Vrbnica) is a village in the Prizren municipality of Kosovo[a]. The village lies on the border with Albania.
History
After the Kingdom of Serbia conquered Kosovo in the first Balkan War(1912) Serbia arranged a Military Administration. They created the municipality Vrbnica which included Shkozë (serb. Škoza) and Dobrushtë (serb. Dobrušta). The municipality was part of the Srez (serb. Šar) of the Okrug Prizren. This administrative subdivision lastet till January 6, 1929, after the area was made part of the Vardar Banovina in the Kingdom Yugoslavia.[1]
Geography
Vërmica is located in southwestern Kosovo and borders Albania. The village lies at the White Drin between the Koritnik in the south and the Pashtrik in the north. The R7 and the M-25 passes through the Village. Neighbouring villages are Shkoza in the northeast and Morina in Albania southwest.
Climate
| Climate data for Vërmica/Vrbnica (1982-2012) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C | 3.9 | 7.1 | 12.1 | 17.1 | 22.5 | 26.3 | 28.6 | 28.8 | 24.7 | 17.8 | 10.6 | 5.6 | 17.09 |
| Average low °C | −2.3 | 0 | 2.8 | 6.8 | 10.9 | 14.5 | 16.1 | 15.8 | 12.3 | 7.9 | 3.7 | −0.3 | 7.35 |
| Average rainfall mm | 86 | 76 | 74 | 76 | 80 | 53 | 48 | 47 | 70 | 88 | 111 | 102 | 894 |
| Average high °F | 39 | 44.8 | 53.8 | 62.8 | 72.5 | 79.3 | 83.5 | 83.8 | 76.5 | 64 | 51.1 | 42.1 | 62.77 |
| Average low °F | 27.9 | 32 | 37 | 44.2 | 51.6 | 58.1 | 61 | 60.4 | 54.1 | 46.2 | 38.7 | 31.5 | 45.23 |
| Average rainfall inches | 3.39 | 2.99 | 2.91 | 2.99 | 3.15 | 2.09 | 1.89 | 1.85 | 2.76 | 3.46 | 4.37 | 4.02 | 35.2 |
| Source: [2] | |||||||||||||
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1919 | 350 |
| 1948 | 678 |
| 1953 | 709 |
| 1961 | 832 |
| 1971 | 1168 |
| 1981 | 1352 |
| 1991 | 1488 |
| 2011 | 661 |
Vërmica has a Population of 661. Of these, 658 are Albanians and three preferred not to answer.[4]
Religion
Of these 658 are Muslims. Three people preferred not to answer.[5]
Notes
| a. | ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has received formal recognition as an independent state from 111 out of 193 United Nations member states. |
References
- ↑ Agimi. "Ndarja administrative në Qarkun e Prizrenit - në vitin 1919.". Retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ↑ "Klima & Wetter in Vërmica". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ↑ Tim Bespyatov. "Kosovo Census". Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- ↑ Tim Bespyatov. "Ethnic composition of Kosovo 2011". Retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ↑ Tim Bespyatov. "Religious composition of Kosovo 2011". Retrieved May 30, 2017.