Burojë
Burojë
Броћна Broćna | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Burojë Location within Kosovo | |
| Coordinates: 42°41′33″N 20°40′29″E / 42.692410°N 20.674808°E | |
| Country |  Kosovo |
| District | Mitrovica |
| Municipality | Skenderaj |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 1,206 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Burojë is a village in the municipality of Skenderaj, Kosovo. The village is home to 1,206 inhabitants[1] and it's around 15 km (9.3 mi) away from both, Skenderaj and Klina.
History
[edit]Kosovo War
[edit]In May 1998, the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) had attacked Yugoslav positions in the village and eventually managed to drive out the Yugoslav forces from Burojë.[2]
Notable people
[edit]- Hashim Thaçi, politician, former prime minister and president of Kosovo[3]
- Ilir Shaqiri, singer
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Popullsia sipas gjinisë, etnicitetit dhe vendbanimit" [Population by gender, ethnicity, and place of residence] (PDF) (in Albanian). Prishtinë: Kosovo Agency of Statistics. July 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ U00385S2 (PDF). kosovo.sensecentar.org. p.22.
- ↑ "FOTOT/ Metamorfoza e Hashim Thaçit në 50 fotografi". Gazeta Tema. 2015-08-11. Retrieved 2025-06-15.