Svirce (Medveđa)
Svirce (Serbian Cyrillic: Свирце; Albanian: Svircë) is a village in the south of municipality of Medveđa, Serbia. Until the 1999 Kosovo War it had 1300 people, the largest village in population in Medvedja municipality after the town of Medvedja itself. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 501 people.[1] Of these, 499 were ethnic Albanians, and 2 others.[1]
Svirce
Свирце Svircë | |
|---|---|
Village | |
.jpg.webp) Svirce, 2017 (vegetation covers abandoned homes since the 1999-2001 conflict) | |
  Svirce | |
| Coordinates: 42°42′58″N 21°34′27″E | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| District | Jablanica District |
| Municipality | Medveđa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.5 sq mi (21.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,284 ft (1,001 m) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 501 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
References
- Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku Beograd 2003. ISBN 86-84433-00-9
See also
- geoSerbia, geographic portal of Serbia
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