Vërmica

Vërmica (or Vërmicë, Serbian: Врбница/Vrbnica) is a village in the Prizren municipality of Kosovo[a]. The village lies on the border with Albania.

Vërmicë

Village
Vërmicë
Location in Kosovo
Coordinates: 42°9′31″N 20°33′53″E
Location Kosovo[lower-alpha 1]
DistrictPrizren
MunicipalityPrizren
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total661
Time zoneCET (UTC+01:00)
CEST (UTC+2)

History

After Serbia acquired Kosovo in the Balkan Wars, the region was placed under martial law. The Vrbnica municipality was established during this period. It included the villages of Škoza (Albanian: Shkozë) and Dobrušta (Albanian: Dobrushtë). The municipality was part of the Šar srez and the Prizren okrug. This administrative subdivision lasted until 6 January 1929, after which the area was made part of the Vardar Banovina.[2]

Geography

Vërmica is located in southwestern Kosovo and borders Albania. The village lies at the White Drin between the Koritnik in the south and the Pashtrik in the north. The R7 and the M-25 passes through the Village. Neighbouring villages are Shkoza in the northeast and Morina in Albania southwest.

Climate
Climate data for Vërmica/Vrbnica (1982-2012)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C 3.9 7.1 12.1 17.1 22.5 26.3 28.6 28.8 24.7 17.8 10.6 5.6 17.1
Average low °C −2.3 0 2.8 6.8 10.9 14.5 16.1 15.8 12.3 7.9 3.7 −0.3 7.4
Average rainfall mm 86 76 74 76 80 53 48 47 70 88 111 102 894
Average high °F 39.0 44.8 53.8 62.8 72.5 79.3 83.5 83.8 76.5 64.0 51.1 42.1 62.8
Average low °F 27.9 32 37.0 44.2 51.6 58.1 61.0 60.4 54.1 46.2 38.7 31.5 45.2
Average rainfall inches 3.4 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.1 2.1 1.9 1.9 2.8 3.5 4.4 4.0 35.2
Source: [3]

Population
Population of Vërmica
YearPop.
1919 350
1948 678
1953 709
1961 832
1971 1,168
1991 1,488
2011 661

Vërmica has a Population of 661. Of these, 658 are Albanians and three preferred not to answer.[4]

Religion

Of these 658 are Muslims. Three people preferred not to answer.[5]

Notes
  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.

References
  1. 2011 Kosovo Census results
  2. Agimi. "Ndarja administrative në Qarkun e Prizrenit - në vitin 1919". Archived from the original on July 24, 2008. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  3. "Klima & Wetter in Vërmica". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  4. Tim Bespyatov. "Ethnic composition of Kosovo 2011". Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  5. Tim Bespyatov. "Religious composition of Kosovo 2011". Retrieved May 30, 2017.
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