Ratkoc, Rahovec

Ratkoc
Village
Ratkoc is located in Kosovo
Ratkoc
Ratkoc
Location in Kosovo
Location Kosovo
DistrictGjakova
MunicipalityRahovec
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Total
2,713
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Ratkovac (Serbian: Ратковац) or Drinas (Albanian: Drinas), is a small village in Kosovo. The village is about 12 km (7 mi), by road, from the city of Gjakova, but only 2 km (1 mi) by geographical distance.

History

The village was mentioned in the Ottoman defter of 1591 with 39 households.[2] According to the Ottoman defter of 1591, the inhabitants anthroponymy were mainly Albanian, Albanian-Slavic along with a few Muslim names.[2]

Demographics

According to the 2024 Kosovo census, the village had a population of 2,713 inhabitants of which the overwhelming majority were ethnic Albanians.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Popullsia sipas gjinisë, etnicitetit dhe vendbanimit" [Population by gender, ethnicity, and place of residence] (PDF) (in Albanian). Prishtinë: Kosovo Agency of Statistics. July 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b Pulaha, Selami (1984). Popullsia Shqiptare e Kosoves Gjate Shekujve XV XVI. 8 nëntori. pp. 271–272.


allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratkovac_(Orahovac)