Vërmica (or Vërmicë, Serbian: Врбница/Vrbnica) is a village in the Prizren municipality of Kosovo. The village lies on the border with Albania.
Vërmicë
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Village | |
  Vërmicë Location in Kosovo | |
| Coordinates: 42°9′31″N 20°33′53″E / 42.15861°N 20.56472°E | |
| Location |  Kosovo |
| District | Prizren |
| Municipality | Prizren |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 661 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01:00) CEST (UTC+2) |
History
editAfter Serbia acquired Kosovo in the Balkan Wars, the region was placed under martial law. The Vrbnica municipality was established during this period. It included the villages of Škoza (Albanian: Shkozë) and Dobrušta (Albanian: Dobrushtë). The municipality was part of the Šar srez and the Prizren district. This administrative subdivision lasted until 6 January 1929, after which the area was made part of the Vardar Banovina.[2]
Geography
editVërmica 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
edit| Climate data for Vërmica/Vrbnica (1982-2012) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °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 | 17.1 |
| Mean daily minimum °C | −2.3 | 0 | 2.8 | 6.8 | 10.9 | 14.5 | 16.1 | 15.8 | 12.3 | 7.9 | 3.7 | −0.3 | 7.4 |
| Average rainfall mm | 86 | 76 | 74 | 76 | 80 | 53 | 48 | 47 | 70 | 88 | 111 | 102 | 894 |
| Mean daily maximum °F | 39.0 | 44.8 | 53.8 | 62.8 | 72.5 | 79.3 | 83.5 | 83.8 | 76.5 | 64.0 | 51.1 | 42.1 | 62.8 |
| Mean daily minimum °F | 27.9 | 32 | 37.0 | 44.2 | 51.6 | 58.1 | 61.0 | 60.4 | 54.1 | 46.2 | 38.7 | 31.5 | 45.2 |
| Average rainfall inches | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 35.2 |
| Source: [3] | |||||||||||||
Population
edit| Year | Pop. |
|---|---|
| 1919 | 350 |
| 1948 | 678 |
| 1953 | 709 |
| 1961 | 832 |
| 1971 | 1,168 |
| 1991 | 1,488 |
| 2011 | 661 |
Vërmica has a Population of 661. Of these, 658 are Albanians and three preferred not to answer.[4] The Albanians of this village speak Albanian in the Gheg dialect.
Religion
editOf these 658 are Muslims. Three people preferred not to answer.[5]
References
edit- ^ 2011 Kosovo Census results
- ^ Agimi. "Ndarja administrative në Qarkun e Prizrenit - në vitin 1919". Archived from the original on July 24, 2008. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ^ "Klima & Wetter in Vërmica". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ^ Tim Bespyatov. "Ethnic composition of Kosovo 2011". Retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ^ Tim Bespyatov. "Religious composition of Kosovo 2011". Retrieved May 30, 2017.