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Vitomiricë

Coordinates: 42°40′55″N 20°19′02″E / 42.681936°N 20.317291°E / 42.681936; 20.317291
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Vitomiricë
Village
Vitomiricë is located in Kosovo
Vitomiricë
Vitomiricë
Coordinates: 42°40′55″N 20°19′02″E / 42.681936°N 20.317291°E / 42.681936; 20.317291
Location Kosovo
DistrictPejë
MunicipalityPejë
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total5,409
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Vitomiricë (Albanian: Vitomiricë, Serbian Cyrillic: Витомирица/Vitomirica) is a village in the municipality of Peja.

History

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During World War II, Vitomirica was one of the many settlements in Kosovo where the Serb civilian population was persecuted and killed by Albanian paramilitaries.[2]

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ 2011 Kosovo Census results
  2. ^ Antonijević, Nenad (2009). Албански злочини над Србима на Косову и Метохији у Другом светском рату, документа (PDF). Muzej žrtava genocida. p. 44. ISBN 9788690632992.