Rahovec | |
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Town andmunicipality | |
 Panorama of Rahovec  Rahovec Clocktower  Xhamia e Sokolit | |
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  Rahovec  Rahovec | |
| Coordinates:42°23′58″N20°39′17″E / 42.39944°N 20.65472°E /42.39944; 20.65472 | |
| Country | Kosovo |
| District | District of Gjakova |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Smajl Latifi (AAK) |
| Area | |
• Municipal | 278 km2 (107 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 21st in Kosovo |
| Elevation | 477 m (1,565 ft) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Municipal | 41,799 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (389/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 13,642 |
| • Ethnicity | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 21000 |
| Area code | +383 29 |
| Vehicle registration | 07 |
| Website | kk |
Rahovec (Albaniandefinite form:Rahoveci) orOrahovac (Serbian Cyrillic:Ораховац), is atown andmunicipality located in theDistrict of Gjakova inKosovo. According to the 2024 census, the town of Rahovec has 13,642 inhabitants, while the municipality has 41,799 inhabitants.[2]
The name of the town and municipality is ofSerbian origin and is derived from theProto-Slavic wordorěhъ, meaning nux (English:nut).[3] The nameRahovec comes from an Albanised pronunciation ofOrahovac.
Rahovec is located in western-central part of Kosovo and is part of the district of Gjakova. To the north, it shortly bordersKlina, to the northeastMalisheva, to the southeastSuhareka andMamusha, to the southPrizren, and to the westGjakova. The distance from the capital city of Kosovo, Prishtina, is approximately 60 km (37 mi). The municipality covers an area of approximately 276 km2 (107 sq mi) and it includes 35 villages.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 27,335 | — |
| 1953 | 30,095 | +1.94% |
| 1961 | 35,461 | +2.07% |
| 1971 | 46,788 | +2.81% |
| 1981 | 61,178 | +2.72% |
| 1991 | 85,698 | +3.43% |
| 2011 | 56,208 | −2.09% |
| 2024 | 41,799 | −2.25% |
| Source: ASK Data[4] | ||
According to the last census of 2024 ofKosovo Agency of Statistics, the municipality of Rahovec has 41,799 while the town in itself has 13,642 inhabitants.
Of the 41,799 inhabitants, 40,491 (96.87%) areAlbanians and other ethnicities mostly includeSerbs andother ethnic groups.[2]
The town was known for a language known locally as "Rahovecionshe" or "Raveqki", which is a mixture of Albanian, Serbian and Bulgarian. Its use has declined rapidly after theKosovo War and nowadays it is nearly extinct.[5] It is thought that this pidgin language developed as a way forAlbanian grape farmers to sell their products to wine producers, who were predominatelySlavic-speaking.[5]
Rahovec is especially known for its vineyards and wines.[6]
orah, pl.orasi ... praslav.orěhъ "nux". Pridjev na-ovorahov, poimeničen u topnimiji u sr. r.Orahovo, ...Orahov Do (Hercegovina), ...Oriovac, gen.-vca (toponim u Slavoniji) =Oravac, gen.-avca =Oraovac (1770, Kosmet) =Raovec u arbanaskom izgovoru.
[Translation:orah, pluralorasi ... from theProto-Slavicorěhъ "nux". The adjective on-ov,orahov, isnominalised intoponymy intoOrahovo, ...Orahov Do (Herzegovina), ...Oriovac (Slavonia) =Oravac =Oraovac (1770, Kosovo and Metohija) =Raovec in Albanian pronunciation. (N.B.Orahovac andRahovec are shown here inh-less variantsOraovac andRaovec)]
Shkelzen Maliqi - Lindur më 1947, Rahovec, Kosovë.
O. H. - KUJUNDŽIĆ LAZAR, učitelj i čet- nički vojvoda ( uoči Lazareve subote 1880, selo Orahovac, srez podrimski, okrug prizrenski 25/5 1905, selo Ve- lika Hoča, srez podrimski, okrug pri- zrenski).
| District of Ferizaj |  | |
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| District of Gjakova | ||
| District of Gjilan | ||
| District of Mitrovica | ||
| District of Peja | ||
| District of Pristina | ||
| District of Prizren | ||
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