Ratkovac, Orahovac
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.
Etymology
The name Ratkovac means Place of a warrior in serbian, derived from the Serbian word rat, which means war.
History
The village was mentioned in the Ottoman defter of 1591 with 39 households. According to the Ottoman defter of 1591, the inhabitants anthroponymy were mainly Albanian, Albanian-Slavic along with a few Muslim names.
Demographics
According to the 2011 Kosovo census, the village had a population of 3,791 inhabitants of which 3,676 were ethnic Albanians.
References
- ^ "Ethnic Composition of Kosovo: 2011 Census". pop-stat.mashke.org.
- ^ Pulaha, Selami (1984). Popullsia Shqiptare e Kosoves Gjate Shekujve XV XVI. 8 nëntori. pp. 271–272.
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