Velika Hoča

Velika Hoča

Velika Hoča
Hoçë e Madhe
Velika Hoča Velika Hoča; Hoçë e Madhe
Village
	St Jovan Monastery (overview)
	Velika Hoča Location in Kosovo
	Coordinates: Coordinates: 42°23′03″N 20°40′36″E / 42.3842°N 20.6767°E
Location	Kosovo
District	Gjakova
Municipality	Orahovac
Population (2011)
• Total	124
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Velika Hoča (Serbian Cyrillic: Велика Хоча, Albanian: Hoçë e Madhe) is a village in the municipality of Rahovec, in Kosovo.^[a] It is one of the Serb enclaves in Kosovo, and houses some 13 Orthodox church buildings, most of which date to the Serbian Middle Ages.

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

In the Middle Ages, Velika Hoča was a strong economical and spiritual centre with 24 churches and three monasteries. 8 monasteries and five ruins have been preserved from that period. The Dečani wine is made from vineyards in Velika Hoča since at least the reign of Emperor Stefan Dušan (r. 1331-1355).^{[citation needed]}

Demographics[edit]

Agriculture[edit]

The main economic activity of Velika Hoča is viniculture.

Culture[edit]

Velika Hoča is a significant cultural centre of Serbs in Kosovo. The village is noted for its 13 churches, some dating from the 12th century and reign of Serbian Grand Prince Stefan Nemanja, others from the 14th to 16th centuries. There are also several tower houses, one that belonged to Lazar Kujundžić.

List of churches

Annotations[edit]

^ ^a ^b The political status of Kosovo is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008, Kosovo is formally recognised as an independent state by 100 UN member states (with another 13 states recognising it at some point but then withdrawing their recognition) and 93 states not recognizing it, while Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory.

References[edit]

^ 2011 Kosovo Census results
^ 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.

External links[edit]

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

[status-1] The political status of Kosovo is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008, Kosovo is formally recognised as an independent state by 100 UN member states (with another 13 states recognising it at some point but then withdrawing their recognition) and 93 states not recognizing it, while Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory.

[2] 2011 Kosovo Census results

[3] 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.

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