Veliki Trnovac

Veliki Trnovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Велики Трновац; Albanian: Tërnoc i Madh) is a village in the municipality of Bujanovac, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village had a population of 6,762.[1] Of these, 6,730 (99,52%) were ethnic Albanians, 1 (0,01%) Bulgarian, 1 (0,01%) Bosniak, and 12 (0,17%) others.[1][2][3]

Veliki Trnovac
Велики Трновац
Tërnoc i Madh
Village
KF Ternoci football match in Veliki Trnovac
KF Ternoci football match in Veliki Trnovac
Veliki Trnovac is located in Serbia
Veliki Trnovac
Veliki Trnovac
Coordinates: 42°28′N 21°44′E
Country Serbia
DistrictPčinja District
MunicipalityBujanovac
Government
Elevation
1,099 ft (335 m)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total6,762
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code0038117

History

Insurgency aftermath

There is an agreement between the Serbian authorities and local Albanians that Veliki Trnovac will not be attended by police in exchange for peace on the part of local population, an agreement that formed part of the Konculj Agreement in 2001 ending the Insurgency in the Preševo Valley.

After the conflict, at the entrance to Veliki Trnovac, local Albanians erected a monument to Ridvan Qazimi, a former commander of UCPMB who is highly respected by Albanians in southern Serbia, and a four-day manifestation, "Commander Lleshi"s Days", is held in his honor every year.[4] He also got his own museum, which opened on 26 November 2012 in Veliki Trnovac. It was built by local Albanians with the help of the Albanian diaspora. It exhibits Captain Leshi's personal belongings - photographs, uniform, weapons as well as the jeep in which he was killed.[5]

2022 general election

During the 2022 general election, elections were repeated five times in Veliki Trnovac.[6] Because of it, official results were announced three months after the official election date.[7]

Notable people

References
  1. 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
  2. "Population Census 2002". webrzs.stat.gov.rs/. Archived from the original on 2011-04-24. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
  3. ""National Identity or Ethnicity – Data by Municipalities"". webrzs.stat.gov.rs/. Archived from the original on 2011-04-24. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
  4. R.Irić. "Albanci Preševa i Bujanovca slave komandanta Lešija". Blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  5. Танјуг. "Танјуг: Ридван Ћазими - „Командант Леши" - добио музеј у Великом Трновцу". Нова српска политичка мисао (in Serbian). Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  6. "Veliki Trnovac peti put: Parlament zavisi od jednog mandata - Izbori 2022. - Nedeljnik Vreme". www.vreme.com (in Serbian). 2022-06-30. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  7. "Tri godine i tri meseca - Redakcijski komentar - Dnevni list Danas" (in Serbian). 2022-07-02. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
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