Kçiq i Madh
Village in Mitrovicë, Kosovo From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kçiq i Madh (Serbian: Велики Кичић/Veliki Kičić, Albanian: Kçiq i Madh) is a village in the municipality of Mitrovicë municipality, Kosovo.
The village was founded in the 16-17th century by members of the Berisha tribe who fled from Shkodër most possibly due to blood feud.[3] During the Expulsion of the Albanians, 1877–1878, many refugees, called Muhaxhirs, settled. They were originally from Velika Plana or Tupallë.[4]
Kçiq i Madh is eight kilometers south of Mitrovica and is on the M-2 National Road. The Sitnica, main river in the Kosovo Field, flows through the south of the village.
In 2011, Kçiq i Madh had 3,412 inhabitants. Of these, 3408 are Albanians, one Bosniak and three undeclared.[2] Common surnames are Berisha, Pllana, Fejza, Brahimi, Tupella, Imeri etc.
KF Elektroliza Kçiq was a football club from Kçiq i Madh.[5] They played in the Second League in 2004 being their biggest success.[6]
- Butrint Imeri, singer
- Leonard Pllana, football player
- Bujar Pllana, football player for NK Slaven Belupo
- Ajet Shosholli, former football player and former coach
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