Sllakovc
Sllakovc
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|---|---|
| Location | |
| District | Mitrovicë |
| Municipality | Vushtrri |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 263 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Sllakovc or Slavkovce (Serbian Cyrillic: Славковце), is a village in eastern Kosovo. The village is situated in the southern part of the Kopaonik mountain range.
Geography
[edit]The river Slakovce which originates higher up in the mountains in the northern direction and which enters the Sitnica river near Pestova flows through Sllakovc. Nearby villages include Samodreha and Ciceli.[citation needed]
History
[edit]The Si Fly Flight 3275 crashed into a mountain close to Sllakovc on November 12 1999, as a humanitarian aid flight to help Kosovars after the Kosovo War, killing 24 people on board, that departed from Rome to Pristina.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Ethnic composition of Kosovo 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ↑ Zeqiri, Ardita (13 November 2023). "Remembering 3275: Kosovo Recalls UN Flight That Ended in Tragedy". Balkan Insight.