Orahovac

Orahovac
Orahovac; Ораховац/Orahovac (Serbian); Rahovec or Rahoveci (Albanian)
	Town and municipality
	Panorama of Orahovac
	Emblem
	Location of the municipality of Orahovac within Kosovo
	Coordinates: 42°23′58″N 20°39′17″E
Country	Kosovo[lower-alpha 1]
District	District of Gjakova
Government
• Mayor	Smajl Latifi (AAK)
• Municipal	278 km2 (107 sq mi)
Elevation	477 m (1,565 ft)
Population (2011)
• Urban	15,892
• Municipal	56,208
• Municipal density	200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	21000
Area code(s)	+383 29
Car plates	07
Website	kk.rks-gov.net/rahovec

Orahovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Ораховац) or Rahovec (Albanian: Rahoveci) is a town and municipality located in the District of Gjakova in western Kosovo.[lower-alpha 1] According to the 2011 census, the town of Orahovac has 15,892 inhabitants, while the municipality has 56,208 inhabitants.

Name

The Serbian name of the town, Orahovac, is derived from the Serbo-Croatian orah, meaning "walnut".[1] The Albanian name Rahovec comes from an Albanised pronunciation of Orahovac.[1]

Geography and population

The municipality covers an area of approximately 276 km² (107 sq mi) and contains 35 villages. In 2014 the town had a total population of 23,200 and the population of the municipality was 58,214.[2] In 2011 the municipality had a total population of 56,208.[3]

Demographics

Municipal historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1948	27,335	—
1953	30,095	+1.94%
1961	35,461	+2.07%
1971	46,788	+2.81%
1981	61,178	+2.72%
1991	85,698	+3.43%
2011	56,208	−2.09%
2016 est.	58,908	+0.94%
Source: Division of Kosovo

According to the last official census done in 2011, the municipality of Orahovac has 56,208 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups

The ethnic composition of the municipality:

Ethnic group	1991 census	2011 census
Albanians	55,119	55,166
Ashkali and Egyptians	-	703
Serbs	3,938	134
Romani	-	84
Others	885	121
Total	59,942	56,208

Language

The town is known for a local dialect, Orahovac dialect (ravëqki; rahovecianshe, gjuha e Rahovecit) which is a mixture of Albanian, Serbian, Turkish and Bulgarian languages. Its use has declined rapidly after the Kosovo War, with Albanian becoming the predominant language.[4]

Notable people

Shkelzen Maliqi (born 1947), Kosovo Albanian former politician, born in Orahovac.
Ajet Shehu (born 1990), English footballer, born in Orahovac.
Ukshin Hoti (1943–1999), Kosovo Albanian activist, politician, and philosopher, born in Krusha e Madhe.
Ali Sokoli (1921–1974), Yugoslav physician, born in Orahovac.
Jovan Grković-Gapon (1879–1912), Serbian Chetnik guerrilla fighter, born in Orahovac.
Lazar Kujundžić (1880–1905), Serbian Chetnik guerrilla fighter, born in Orahovac.

Notes

Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognized as an independent state by 97 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 112 UN member states recognized Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition.

References

Skok, Petar (1988) [1971]. Etimologijski rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika (in Serbo-Croatian). 2. Zagreb: Jugoslavenska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti. p. 562. ISBN 86-407-0064-8. orah, pl. orasi ... praslav. orěhъ "nux". Pridjev na -ov orahov, poimeničen u topnimiji u sr. r. Orahovo, ... Orahov Do (Hercegovina), ... Oriovac, gen. -vca (toponim u Slavoniji) = Oravac, gen. -avca = Oraovac (1770, Kosmet) = Raovec u arbanaskom izgovoru.
[Translation: orah, plural orasi ... from the Proto-Slavic orěhъ "nux". The adjective on -ov, orahov, is nominalised in toponymy into Orahovo, ... Orahov Do (Herzegovina), ... Oriovac (Slavonia) = Oravac = Oraovac (1770, Kosovo and Metohija) = Raovec in Albanian pronunciation. (N.B. Orahovac and Rahovec are shown here in h-less variants Oraovac and Raovec)]
Municipal Profile: Rahovec/Orahovac Archived 6 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, May 2006. Accessed October 2014.
Municipal Profile: Rahovec/Orahovac. Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, March 2014. Accessed October 2014.
"Kosovo's Mysterious Dialect Fades Away :: Balkan Insight". www.balkaninsight.com. Retrieved 14 April 2016.

Marijana Milosavljević (NIN, 15 December 2005)

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[status-1] Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognized as an independent state by 97 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 112 UN member states recognized Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition.

[skok-2] Skok, Petar (1988) [1971]. Etimologijski rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika (in Serbo-Croatian). 2. Zagreb: Jugoslavenska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti. p. 562. ISBN 86-407-0064-8. orah, pl. orasi ... praslav. orěhъ "nux". Pridjev na -ov orahov, poimeničen u topnimiji u sr. r. Orahovo, ... Orahov Do (Hercegovina), ... Oriovac, gen. -vca (toponim u Slavoniji) = Oravac, gen. -avca = Oraovac (1770, Kosmet) = Raovec u arbanaskom izgovoru.
[Translation: orah, plural orasi ... from the Proto-Slavic orěhъ "nux". The adjective on -ov, orahov, is nominalised in toponymy into Orahovo, ... Orahov Do (Herzegovina), ... Oriovac (Slavonia) = Oravac = Oraovac (1770, Kosovo and Metohija) = Raovec in Albanian pronunciation. (N.B. Orahovac and Rahovec are shown here in h-less variants Oraovac and Raovec)]

[osce2006-3] Municipal Profile: Rahovec/Orahovac Archived 6 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, May 2006. Accessed October 2014.

[osce2014-4] Municipal Profile: Rahovec/Orahovac. Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, March 2014. Accessed October 2014.

[5] "Kosovo's Mysterious Dialect Fades Away :: Balkan Insight". www.balkaninsight.com. Retrieved 14 April 2016.

Municipalities of Kosovo¹
Ferizaj District	Ferizaj Elez Han Kaçanik Štimlje Štrpce
Gjakova District	Deçan Gjakova Junik Orahovac
Gjilan District	Gjilan Kamenica Klokot Parteš Ranilug Vitina
Mitrovica District	Leposavić Mitrovica North Mitrovica Skenderaj Vučitrn Zubin Potok Zvečan
Peć District	Peć Istok Klina
Pristina District	Glogovac Kosovo Polje Gračanica Obilić Lipljan Novo Brdo Podujevo Pristina
Prizren District	Mališevo Mamuša Prizren Dragaš Suva Reka
¹ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognized as an independent state by 97 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 112 UN member states recognized Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition.