Hoçë e Madhe

Hoçë e Madhe (Serbian Cyrillic: Велика Хоча) is a village in the municipality of Rahovec, in Kosovo. The village has 124 inhabitants, of whom 75 are ethnic Albanians and 49 are Serbs according to the 2011 census.^[1]

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Hoçë e Madhe Velika Hoča
Village
St Jovan Monastery (overview)
Hoçë e Madhe Location in Kosovo
Coordinates: 42.3842°N 20.6767°E / 42.3842; 20.6767
Location	Kosovo
District	Gjakova
Municipality	Rahovec
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	124
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Hoçë e Madhe is situated in the historical region of Metohija (Dukagjin) and is one of the oldest settlements. It was given as metochion by Stefan Nemanja to Hilandar in 1198–99 (Charter of Hilandar).^[2]

The main economic activity of Hoçë e Madhe is viticulture.

According to the 1942–1943 Albanian census, Hoçë e Madhe was inhabited by 957 Albanian Orthodox and five Serbs.^[3]

[1]
2011 Kosovo Census results
[2]
Branislav Krstić (2002). Spasavanje kulturne baštine Srbije i Evrope na Kosovu i Metohiji. Koordinacioni centar Savezne vlade i Vlade Republike Srbije za Kosovo i Metohiju. ISBN 9788675560166. Велика Хоча је једно од најстаријих насеља у Метохији. Помиње се у даровном писму које је Стефан Немања (1198-1199) дао манастиру Хиландару.
[3]
"Albanian „Top Channel," citing a 1943 census, claims Orthodox Kosovo Albanians were „exterminated"". KoSSev. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024. According to the census from 1943, the place was home to 957 Orthodox Albanians at the time, and only five Serb residents.

Zarković Božidar V. (2013). "Velika Hoča i začeci crkvenog poseda u Metohiji". Zbornik radova Filozofskog fakulteta u Prištini. 43 (2): 131–48.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Velika Hoča.

"Velika Hoča (Unofficial site)".
Blago Fund's Photo Collections of Serbian Medieval Churches in Velika Hoča
"Velika Hoča" (in Serbian). Yuheritage.com. Archived from the original on 2009-05-20. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
Филм о Великој Хочи у продукцији Министарства за дијаспору Републике Србије. YouTube (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 2021-12-15.
"film o Velikoj Hoči". YouTube (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 2021-12-15.
"Velika Hoča 1991. godine". YouTube (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 2021-12-15.
"This is the day". YouTube.

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Quick Facts Velika Hoča, Location ...

Hoçë e Madhe Velika Hoča
Village
St Jovan Monastery (overview)
Hoçë e Madhe Location in Kosovo
Coordinates: 42.3842°N 20.6767°E / 42.3842; 20.6767
Location	Kosovo
District	Gjakova
Municipality	Rahovec
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	124
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

The main economic activity of Hoçë e Madhe is viticulture.

According to the 1942–1943 Albanian census, Hoçë e Madhe was inhabited by 957 Albanian Orthodox and five Serbs.^[3]

[1]
2011 Kosovo Census results
[2]
Branislav Krstić (2002). Spasavanje kulturne baštine Srbije i Evrope na Kosovu i Metohiji. Koordinacioni centar Savezne vlade i Vlade Republike Srbije za Kosovo i Metohiju. ISBN 9788675560166. Велика Хоча је једно од најстаријих насеља у Метохији. Помиње се у даровном писму које је Стефан Немања (1198-1199) дао манастиру Хиландару.
[3]
"Albanian „Top Channel," citing a 1943 census, claims Orthodox Kosovo Albanians were „exterminated"". KoSSev. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024. According to the census from 1943, the place was home to 957 Orthodox Albanians at the time, and only five Serb residents.

Zarković Božidar V. (2013). "Velika Hoča i začeci crkvenog poseda u Metohiji". Zbornik radova Filozofskog fakulteta u Prištini. 43 (2): 131–48.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Velika Hoča.

"Velika Hoča (Unofficial site)".
Blago Fund's Photo Collections of Serbian Medieval Churches in Velika Hoča
"Velika Hoča" (in Serbian). Yuheritage.com. Archived from the original on 2009-05-20. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
Филм о Великој Хочи у продукцији Министарства за дијаспору Републике Србије. YouTube (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 2021-12-15.
"film o Velikoj Hoči". YouTube (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 2021-12-15.
"Velika Hoča 1991. godine". YouTube (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 2021-12-15.
"This is the day". YouTube.

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