Английская Википедия:Grnčar, Klokot
Шаблон:Infobox settlement Grnčar (Шаблон:Lang-sr-Cyrl, Шаблон:Lang-sq), formerly Grnčare (Грнчаре, until 1975), is a village in the Klokot municipality, in southeastern Kosovo. It was formerly part of the Vitina municipality, then was together with Klokot and Vrbovac formed as part the Klokot municipality on 8 January 2010, based on the Ahtisaari plan. The village, and municipality, is a Kosovo Serb enclave. It has 240 inhabitants (2011 census). It is located in the geographical region of Gornja Morava, and is situated 583 m above sea level.
The village has a medieval church, dedicated to St. Nicholas. It was mined and destroyed by Albanians during the Kosovo War. There are archaeological sites located within the cadastral area. A palaeolithic cave is located below the St. Nicholas Church.[1] Remains of a Roman-era stone building are located 2,5 km from the village, on the left side of the Grnčar–Letnica road.[2] The locality of Gradište has remains of Roman, Byzantine and medieval fortification (2nd–14th c.).[3]
| Census | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 374 | 447 | 456 | 516 | 523 | 477 | 240 |
Anthropology
According to the studies of A. Urošević, published in 1929, the village was inhabited by eight families in 31 houses; six Serb, one Albanian, and one Romani:Шаблон:Sfn
- Irinići (5 houses, slava of St. Nicholas), Serbs, natives.
- Krčmarovići (8 h., St. Nicholas), Serbs, natives.
- Brankovići (4 h., St. Nicholas), Serbs, natives.
- Niševci (6 h., St. Nicholas), Serbs, very old settlers from the Niš area, hence their surname.
- Pejići (4 h., St. Nicholas), Serbs, moved from Žegra around 1850.
- Rustemovići (2 h.), belong to the Gashi fis (clan). Settled in 1878 as muhajirs from the Leskovac area.
- Hsini (1 h.) and Asanović (1 h.), Muslim Romani, moved, as labourers and blacksmiths, between many villages of Gornja Morava.
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