Ujmir

Ujmir is a village in Klina municipality, Kosovo. It is located south of the Klina River.

Ujmir Ujmir (Albanian) Добра вода/Dobra Voda (Serbian)
Village
Ujmir
Coordinates: 42°36′46″N 20°42′22″E
Country	Kosovo
District	Peja
Municipality	Klina
Population  (2011)
• Total	544
Time zone	UTC+1 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Name

The name of the settlement translates to good water (Albanian: ujë-water, mirë-good).^[1][2]

History

In the 1330 Chrysobulls of Dečani, the settlement is recorded as Ujnemir.^{[3][4][5][6][7][8]} During the Colonization of Kosovo 14 Serb and Montenegrin families settled in Ujmir.^[9]

Demographics

There are 544 inhabitants in Ujmir as of 2011, 541 of them being Albanian, 1 being a Serb and 2 others.^[10]

Notable People

• Petar of Koriša^[11]

References

1. The International Journal of Albanian Studies. Department of Political Science, Columbia University. 1997. p. 45.
2. The Albanians and Their Territories. "8 Nëntori" Publishing House. 1985. p. 332.
3. Novaković, Stojan (1912). Zakonski spomenici srpskih država srednjega veka. Belgrade: Srpska kraljevska akademija. p. 25.
4. Gjurmime albanologjike: Seria e shkencave historike (in Albanian). Instituti. 1972. p. 148.
5. Pulaha, Selami (1984). Popullsia shqiptare e Kosovës gjatë shek: studime dhe dokumente. XV-XVI (in Albanian). 8 Nëntori. p. 15.
6. Albanological researches: folklore and ethnology (in Albanian). Instituti Albanologijik i Prishtinës. 1974. p. 250.
7. Studia Albanica (in French). Académie des sciences de la République Populaire d'Albanie, Institut d'histoire, Institut de linguistique et littérature. 1983. p. 29.
8. Jehona (in Albanian). 1968. p. 72.
9. Osmani, Jusuf (2010). Kolonizimi Serb i Kosovës. shb ERA.
10. 2011 Kosovo Census results
11. Walsh, Michael J. (April 28, 2007). A New Dictionary of Saints: East and West. Liturgical Press. p. 483. ISBN 9780814631867 – via Google Books.