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| native_name = {{unbulleted list |item_style=font-size:81%; | ''Rahovec'' or {{native name|sq|Rahoveci}}<br>{{lang|sr-Cyrl|Ораховац}} / {{native name|sr|Orahovac}}}} | | native_name = {{unbulleted list |item_style=font-size:81%; | ''Rahovec'' or {{native name|sq|Rahoveci}}<br>{{lang|sr-Cyrl|Ораховац}} / {{native name|sr|Orahovac}}}} | ||
| settlement_type = [[List of cities and towns in Kosovo|Town]] and [[Municipalities of Kosovo|municipality]] | | settlement_type = [[List of cities and towns in Kosovo|Town]] and [[Municipalities of Kosovo|municipality]] | ||
| image_skyline = | | image_skyline = {{multiple image | ||
| border | |total_width = 300 | ||
| perrow | |border = infobox | ||
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| image1 = Pano orahovac.jpg | |caption_align = center | ||
| image2 = Clock Tower in Rahovec.jpg | |image1 = Pano orahovac.jpg | ||
| image3 = Xhamia ne qender et Rahovecit DSC05119 (1).tif | |caption1 = Panorama of Rahovec | ||
| | |image2 = Clock Tower in Rahovec.jpg | ||
|caption2 = Rahovec Clocktower | |||
|image3 = Xhamia ne qender et Rahovecit DSC05119 (1).tif | |||
|caption3 = Xhamia e Sokolit | |||
}} | |||
| image_flag = Flag of Rahovec.png | | image_flag = Flag of Rahovec.png | ||
| image_blank_emblem = Stema e Komunës Rahovec.svg | | image_blank_emblem = Stema e Komunës Rahovec.svg | ||
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| unit_pref = Metric | | unit_pref = Metric | ||
| area_blank1_title = Urban | | area_blank1_title = Urban | ||
| population_as_of = 2024 | | population_as_of = 2024 | ||
| timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]] | | timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]] | ||
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| utc_offset_DST = +2 | | utc_offset_DST = +2 | ||
| coordinates = {{coord|42|23|58|N|20|39|17|E|region:XK|display=inline,title}} | | coordinates = {{coord|42|23|58|N|20|39|17|E|region:XK|display=inline,title}} | ||
| elevation_m = 477 | | elevation_m = 477 | ||
| postal_code_type = Postal code | | postal_code_type = Postal code | ||
| postal_code = 21000 | | postal_code = 21000 | ||
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| area_total_km2 = 278 | | area_total_km2 = 278 | ||
| population_density_km2 = auto | | population_density_km2 = auto | ||
| population_total = | | population_total = 41799 | ||
| population_urban = | | population_urban = 13642 | ||
| population_footnotes = <ref>{{ | | population_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web |year=2025 |title=ASK Data - Regjistrimi popullsisë |url=https://askdata.rks-gov.net/pxweb/sq/ASKdata/ |url-status=live |access-date=19 June 2025 |publisher=Agjencia e Statistikave të Kosovës (ASK)}}</ref> | ||
| population_blank1 = {{ubl| | | population_blank1 = {{ubl|96.87% [[Albanians]]|3.13% [[Demographics_of_Kosovo#Ethnic_groups|Other]]}} | ||
| population_blank1_title = Ethnicity | | population_blank1_title = Ethnicity | ||
| area_rank = [[Municipalities of Kosovo#List_of_municipalities|21st in Kosovo]] | | area_rank = [[Municipalities of Kosovo#List_of_municipalities|21st in Kosovo]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Rahovec''' ({{lang-sq-definite|Rahoveci}}) or '''Orahovac''' ({{lang-sr-Cyrl|Ораховац}}), is a [[List of cities in Kosovo|town]] and [[Municipalities of Kosovo|municipality]] located in the [[District of Gjakova]] in | '''Rahovec''' ({{lang-sq-definite|Rahoveci}}) or '''Orahovac''' ({{lang-sr-Cyrl|Ораховац}}), is a [[List of cities in Kosovo|town]] and [[Municipalities of Kosovo|municipality]] located in the [[District of Gjakova]] in [[Kosovo]]. According to the 2024 census, the town of Rahovec has 13,642 inhabitants, while the municipality has 41,799 inhabitants.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |year=2025 |title=ASK Data - Regjistrimi popullsisë |url=https://askdata.rks-gov.net/pxweb/sq/ASKdata/ |url-status=live |access-date=26 June 2025 |publisher=Agjencia e Statistikave të Kosovës (ASK)}}</ref> | ||
== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
The name of the town and municipality is of [[Serbian language|Serbian]] origin and is derived from the [[Proto-Slavic language|Proto-Slavic]] word ''orěhъ'', meaning nux (English: [[Nut (fruit)|nut]]).<ref name="skok">{{Citation| last=Skok| first=Petar| author-link=Petar Skok| year=1988| orig-year=1971| title=Etimologijski rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika| volume=2| publisher=Jugoslavenska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti| place=Zagreb| language=sh| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VRALAQAAMAAJ&q=oraovac| quote='''orah''', pl. ''orasi'' ... praslav. ''orěhъ'' "nux". Pridjev na ''-ov'' ''orahov'', poimeničen u topnimiji u sr. r. ''Orahovo'', ... ''Orahov Do'' (Hercegovina), ... ''Oriovac'', gen. ''-vca'' (toponim u Slavoniji) = ''Oravac'', gen. ''-avca'' = ''Oraovac'' (1770, Kosmet) = ''Raovec'' u arbanaskom izgovoru.<br/> [Translation: '''orah''', plural ''orasi'' ... from the [[Proto-Slavic]] ''orěhъ'' "[[:wiktionary:nux|nux]]". The adjective on ''-ov'', ''orahov'', is [[nominalisation|nominalised]] in [[toponymy]] into ''Orahovo'', ... ''Orahov Do'' ([[Herzegovina]]), ... ''Oriovac'' ([[Slavonia]]) = ''Oravac'' = ''Oraovac'' (1770, Kosovo and Metohija) = ''Raovec'' in Albanian pronunciation. (N.B. ''Orahovac'' and ''Rahovec'' are shown here in ''h''-less variants ''Oraovac'' and ''Raovec'')]| isbn=86-407-0064-8| page=562| mode=cs1}}</ref> The name ''Rahovec'' comes from an Albanised pronunciation of ''Orahovac''. | The name of the town and municipality is of [[Serbian language|Serbian]] origin and is derived from the [[Proto-Slavic language|Proto-Slavic]] word ''orěhъ'', meaning nux (English: [[Nut (fruit)|nut]]).<ref name="skok">{{Citation| last=Skok| first=Petar| author-link=Petar Skok| year=1988| orig-year=1971| title=Etimologijski rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika| volume=2| publisher=Jugoslavenska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti| place=Zagreb| language=sh| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VRALAQAAMAAJ&q=oraovac| quote='''orah''', pl. ''orasi'' ... praslav. ''orěhъ'' "nux". Pridjev na ''-ov'' ''orahov'', poimeničen u topnimiji u sr. r. ''Orahovo'', ... ''Orahov Do'' (Hercegovina), ... ''Oriovac'', gen. ''-vca'' (toponim u Slavoniji) = ''Oravac'', gen. ''-avca'' = ''Oraovac'' (1770, Kosmet) = ''Raovec'' u arbanaskom izgovoru.<br/> [Translation: '''orah''', plural ''orasi'' ... from the [[Proto-Slavic]] ''orěhъ'' "[[:wiktionary:nux|nux]]". The adjective on ''-ov'', ''orahov'', is [[nominalisation|nominalised]] in [[toponymy]] into ''Orahovo'', ... ''Orahov Do'' ([[Herzegovina]]), ... ''Oriovac'' ([[Slavonia]]) = ''Oravac'' = ''Oraovac'' (1770, Kosovo and Metohija) = ''Raovec'' in Albanian pronunciation. (N.B. ''Orahovac'' and ''Rahovec'' are shown here in ''h''-less variants ''Oraovac'' and ''Raovec'')]| isbn=86-407-0064-8| page=562| mode=cs1}}</ref> The name ''Rahovec'' comes from an Albanised pronunciation of ''Orahovac''. | ||
== Geography | == Geography == | ||
The municipality covers an area of approximately {{convert|276|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}} and | Rahovec is located in western-central part of Kosovo and is part of the district of Gjakova. To the north, it shortly borders [[Klina]], to the northeast [[Malisheva]], to the southeast [[Suhareka]] and [[Mamusha]], to the south [[Prizren]], and to the west [[Gjakova]]. The distance from the capital city of Kosovo, Prishtina, is approximately {{Convert|60|km|abbr=on}}. The municipality covers an area of approximately {{convert|276|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}} and it includes 35 villages. | ||
==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||
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|title=Municipal historical population | |title=Municipal historical population | ||
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|1948|27335 |1953|30095 |1961|35461 |1971|46788 |1981|61178 |1991|85698 |2011|56208 | | |1948|27335 |1953|30095 |1961|35461 |1971|46788 |1981|61178 |1991|85698 |2011|56208 |2024|41799|source = ASK Data<ref>{{Cite web |year=2025 |title=ASK Data - Regjistrimi popullsisë |url=https://askdata.rks-gov.net/pxweb/sq/ASKdata/ |url-status=live |access-date=19 June 2025 |publisher=Agjencia e Statistikave të Kosovës (ASK)}}</ref> | ||
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According to the last | According to the last census of 2024 of [[Kosovo Agency of Statistics]], the municipality of Rahovec has 41,799 while the town in itself has 13,642 inhabitants. | ||
Of the 41,799 inhabitants, 40,491 (96.87%) are [[Albanians]] and other ethnicities mostly include [[Serbs]] and [[Demographics of Kosovo#Ethnic groups|other ethnic groups]].<ref name=":1" /> | |||
===Local Pidgin Language=== | ===Local Pidgin Language=== | ||
The town was known for a language known locally as "Rahovecionshe" or "Raveqki", which is a mixture of Albanian, Serbian and Bulgarian. Its use has declined rapidly after the [[Kosovo War]] and nowadays it is nearly extinct.<ref name=":0" /> It is thought that this pidgin language developed as a way for [[Albanians|Albanian]] grape farmers to sell their products to wine producers, who were predominately [[Slavic languages|Slavic]]-speaking.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/kosovo-s-mysterious-dialect-fades-away|title=Kosovo's Mysterious Dialect Fades Away :: Balkan Insight|website=www.balkaninsight.com|date=27 November 2010 |access-date=2016-04-14}}</ref> | The town was known for a language known locally as "Rahovecionshe" or "Raveqki", which is a mixture of Albanian, Serbian and Bulgarian. Its use has declined rapidly after the [[Kosovo War]] and nowadays it is nearly extinct.<ref name=":0" /> It is thought that this pidgin language developed as a way for [[Albanians|Albanian]] grape farmers to sell their products to wine producers, who were predominately [[Slavic languages|Slavic]]-speaking.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/kosovo-s-mysterious-dialect-fades-away|title=Kosovo's Mysterious Dialect Fades Away :: Balkan Insight|website=www.balkaninsight.com|date=27 November 2010 |access-date=2016-04-14}}</ref> | ||
== Economy == | |||
[[File:Vreshtat e Rahovecit.jpg|thumb|Rahovec's vineyards ]] | |||
Rahovec is especially known for its vineyards and wines.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wineries of Rahovec - KOHA |url=https://www.koha.net/en/life-ktv/251746/the-wineries-of-Rahovec-life/}}</ref> | |||
== Notable people == | == Notable people == | ||
*[[Shkëlzen Maliqi]] (born 1947), Kosovo Albanian former politician, born in Rahovec.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Asanaj |first1=Dino |title=Shekulli 21 |date=1996 |publisher=Gjonlekaj Publishing Company |isbn=9780962214127 |page=283 |language=Albanian |quote=Shkelzen Maliqi - Lindur më 1947, Rahovec, Kosovë.}}</ref> | *[[Shkëlzen Maliqi]] (born 1947), Kosovo Albanian former politician, born in Rahovec.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Asanaj |first1=Dino |title=Shekulli 21 |date=1996 |publisher=Gjonlekaj Publishing Company |isbn=9780962214127 |page=283 |language=Albanian |quote=Shkelzen Maliqi - Lindur më 1947, Rahovec, Kosovë.}}</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 20:34, 26 June 2025
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Rahovec (Template:Lang-sq-definite) or Orahovac (Template:Lang-sr-Cyrl), is a town and municipality located in the District of Gjakova in Kosovo. According to the 2024 census, the town of Rahovec has 13,642 inhabitants, while the municipality has 41,799 inhabitants.[1]
Etymology
The name of the town and municipality is of Serbian origin and is derived from the Proto-Slavic word orěhъ, meaning nux (English: nut).[2] The name Rahovec comes from an Albanised pronunciation of Orahovac.
Geography
Rahovec is located in western-central part of Kosovo and is part of the district of Gjakova. To the north, it shortly borders Klina, to the northeast Malisheva, to the southeast Suhareka and Mamusha, to the south Prizren, and to the west Gjakova. The distance from the capital city of Kosovo, Prishtina, is approximately Template:Convert. The municipality covers an area of approximately Template:Convert and it includes 35 villages.
Demographics
Template:Historical populations According to the last census of 2024 of Kosovo Agency of Statistics, the municipality of Rahovec has 41,799 while the town in itself has 13,642 inhabitants.
Of the 41,799 inhabitants, 40,491 (96.87%) are Albanians and other ethnicities mostly include Serbs and other ethnic groups.[1]
Local Pidgin Language
The town was known for a language known locally as "Rahovecionshe" or "Raveqki", which is a mixture of Albanian, Serbian and Bulgarian. Its use has declined rapidly after the Kosovo War and nowadays it is nearly extinct.[3] It is thought that this pidgin language developed as a way for Albanian grape farmers to sell their products to wine producers, who were predominately Slavic-speaking.[3]
Economy
Rahovec is especially known for its vineyards and wines.[4]
Notable people
- Shkëlzen Maliqi (born 1947), Kosovo Albanian former politician, born in Rahovec.[5]
- Ajet Shehu (born 1990), English footballer, born in Rahovec .
- Ukshin Hoti (1943–1999), Kosovo Albanian activist, politician, and philosopher, born in Krusha e Madhe.[6][7]
- Ali Sokoli (1921–1974), Yugoslav physician, born in Rahovec.
- Jovan Grković-Gapon (1879–1912), Serbian Chetnik, born in Rahovec.
- Lazar Kujundžić (1880–1905), Serbian Chetnik commander, born in Rahovec.[8]
- Kida (born 1997), Kosovo Albanian female singer
- Bylbyl Sokoli (born 1957), Kosovan football manager and politician
References
External links
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- Rahoveci24.com Template:In lang
- Rahoveci.NET Template:In lang
- BBC article concerning March 2004 riots
- Statistical Office of Kosovo (SOK) Template:In lang
- International Organization for Mifration (IOM)
- Survivors describe massacre in Orahovac
- Human Rights Publication-Massacre in Pastasel, Orahovac
- Photographic Evidence of Kosovo Genocide and Conflict
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