Kçiq i Madh

Kçiq i Madh Kçiq i Madh (Albanian) Велики Кичић/Veliki Kičić (Serbian)
Village
Kçiq i Madh
Coordinates: 42°52′14″N 20°55′20″E
Location	Kosovo
District	Mitrovicë
Municipality	Mitrovicë
Government
• Mayor	Fatmir Salihu (PDK)[1]
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	3,412
Time zone	UTC+1 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Kçiq i Madh (Serbian: Велики Кичић/Veliki Kičić, Albanian: Kçiq i Madh) is a village in the municipality of Mitrovicë municipality, Kosovo.

History

The village was founded in the 16-17th century by members of the Berisha tribe who fled from Shkodër most possibly due to blood feud.^[3] During the Expulsion of the Albanians, 1877–1878, many refugees, called Muhaxhirs, settled. They were originally from Velika Plana or Tupallë.^[4]

Geography

Kçiq i Madh is eight kilometers south of Mitrovica and is on the M-2 National Road. The Sitnica, main river in the Kosovo Field, flows through the south of the village.

Population

In 2011, Kçiq i Madh had 3,412 inhabitants. Of these, 3408 are Albanians, one Bosniak and three undeclared.^[2] Common surnames are Berisha, Pllana, Fejza, Brahimi, Tupella, Imeri etc.

Sports

KF Elektroliza Kçiq was a football club from Kçiq i Madh.^[5] They played in the Second League in 2004 being their biggest success.^[6]

Notable people

• Butrint Imeri, singer
• Leonard Pllana, football player
• Bujar Pllana, football player for NK Slaven Belupo
• Ajet Shosholli, former football player and former coach

See also

• Kçiq i Vogël

References

1. "Mitrovicë, zgjedhën këshillat e ri të fshatrave në Kçiq të Madh dhe Kçiq të Vogël". 23 May 2023.
2. 2011 Kosovo Census results
3. Karl Kaser (1992). Hirten, Kämpfer, Stammeshelden. Ursprünge und Gegenwart des balkanischen Patriarchats (in German). Böhlau Wien. p. 162.
4. "Debimi nga Sanxhaku i Nishit 1877-78" (PDF). agjencia shtetërore e arkivave të kosovës. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
5. "Futbolli 1991–2011 - 20 Vjet Mëvetësim" (PDF). Football Federation of Kosovo. p. 21. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
6. "Viti 2003-2004 Elektroliza kampionet regjional dhe vendi i tretë në nivel te vendit". Kçiq i Madh-faqja zyrtare. 2 January 2019.

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