Desivojca
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| subdivision_name1 = Gjilan
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| subdivision_name2 = Kamenica
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|area_total_km2 = 16.42
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Desivojca is a village in the municipality of Kamenica, in the east of Kosovo. It has {{convert|16.41|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} of land, 89 houses with 755 inhabitants (sources from 1995).{{Cite web |title=Ethnic composition of Kosovo 2011 |url=http://pop-stat.mashke.org/kosovo-ethnic-loc2011.htm |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=pop-stat.mashke.org}} It is about {{convert|50|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} from Gjilan.
The village has a primary school called "Kadri Zeka" and a mosque built in 1816. It is a center for surrounding villages.
Geography
In the north it borders with the village of Huruglica, in north-east it borders with the village of Terstena, in the east is situated the village of Zarbinca and Pribovc, from south-east, south and west it is enclosed with the Laqiq village and in north-west is situated the village of Veleglava. Desivojca is a hilly mountainous area, with beautiful landscapes and developed vegetation. A river called Desivojca flows amidst dividing the village in two parts.
The highest peaks in this village are:
- Drumi i Xheles ({{convert|1228|m|ft|0|abbr=on|disp=or}}),
- Rrafshi ({{convert|1157|m|ft|0|abbr=on|disp=or}}),
- Strajdeja ({{convert|1138|m|ft|0|abbr=on|disp=or}}),
- Maja e Zezë ({{convert|1094|m|ft|0|abbr=on|disp=or}}),
- Maja e Sreshnjes 1070m,
- Cipeli 1037m,
- and the lowest attitude in Desivojca is Mulliri i Robajve 660m.
Demographics
Desivojca has four main neighborhoods: Komani, Bunjaku, Padina and Zhigolli.
There are 12 main groups of families that live in Desivojca:
- Shkodra family, (migrated into the village from Shkodër)
- Bunjaku,
- Dragobuzhda,
- Mellova,
- Beshtica,
- Gurguroci,
- Gagica,
- Surdulli,
- Klaiqi
- Rukoci
- Bajraliu
- Robelli
Many inhabitants from this village now live in urban centers like Gjilan, Kamenica, Pristina, and Ferizaj.
Gallery
File:Desivojca 200.jpg
File:Shtepi e vjeter.jpg
File:Desivojca summer.jpg
File:Desivojca Komani.jpg
File:Desivojca in spring.jpg
File:Pamje nga Padina.jpg
File:Padina.jpg
File:Shkolla fillore_-_Desivojce.jpg
File:Desivojc@.jpg
File:Desivojca Winter.jpg
File:Komani.jpg
File:Desivojca in snow.jpg