Veliki Trnovac
Veliki Trnovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Велики Трновац, Albanian: Tërnoc i Madh) is a village in the municipality of Bujanovac, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the town had a population of 6,762.[1] Of these, 6,730 (99,52%) were ethnic Albanians, 1 (0,01%) Bulgarian, 1 (0,01%) Bosniak, and 12 (0,17%) others.[1][2][3]
Veliki Trnovac
Tërnoc i Madh | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| District | Pčinja District |
| Municipality | Bujanovac |
| Government | |
| Elevation | 1,099 ft (335 m) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 6,762 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code(s) | 0038117 |
Insurgency Aftermath
There is an agreement between the Serbian authorities and local Albanians that Veliki Trnovac will not be attended by police in exchange for peace on the part of local population, an agreement that formed part of the Konculj Agreement in 2001 ending the Insurgency in the Preševo Valley.
After the conflict, at the entrance to Veliki Trnovac, local Albanians erected a monument to Ridvan Qazimi, a former commander of UCPMB who is highly respected by Albanians in southern Serbia, and a four-day manifestation, "Commander Lleshi"s Days", is held in his honor every year.[4] He also got his own museum, which opened on 26 November 2012 in Veliki Trnovac. It was built by local Albanians with the help of the Albanian diaspora. It exhibits Captain Leshi's personal belongings - photographs, uniform, weapons as well as the jeep in which he was killed.[5]
Notable people
- Nexhat Daci, Kosovar politician
- Shaip Kamberi, Serbian politician
- Berat Djimsiti, Albanian footballer
References
- Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku Beograd 2003. ISBN 86-84433-00-9
- "Population Census 2002". webrzs.stat.gov.rs/. Archived from the original on 2011-04-24. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
- ""National Identity or Ethnicity – Data by Municipalities"". webrzs.stat.gov.rs/. Archived from the original on 2011-04-24. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
- R.Irić. "Albanci Preševa i Bujanovca slave komandanta Lešija". Blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2020-08-22.
- Танјуг. "Танјуг: Ридван Ћазими - „Командант Леши" - добио музеј у Великом Трновцу". Нова српска политичка мисао (in Serbian). Retrieved 2020-08-22.