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Tankosiq

Coordinates: 42°22′45″N 21°17′21″E / 42.37917°N 21.28917°E / 42.37917; 21.28917
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Tankosiq
Village
Location of Tankosiq
Location of Tankosiq
Tankosiq
Location of Tankosiq
Location of Tankosiq
Tankosiq
Coordinates: 42°22′45″N 21°17′21″E / 42.37917°N 21.28917°E / 42.37917; 21.28917
CountryKosovo
DistrictFerizaj
MunicipalityFerizaj
Population
 (2011[1])
 • Village
2,096
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Tankosiq is a village in Ferizaj Municipality, Kosovo. According to the Kosovo Agency of Statistics (KAS) estimate from the 2011 census, there were 2,096 people residing in Tankosiq, with Albanians constituting the majority of the population.[1]

History

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During World War II, the village's Serb population was subjected to expulsions, murders and pillaging by Albanian paramilitaries.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Regjistrimi i Popullsisë, Ekonomive Familjare dhe Banesave në Kosovë 2011 – Rezultatet Përfundimtare: Popullsia sipas Gjinisë, Etnicitetit dhe Vendbanimit" (PDF) (in Albanian). Kosovo Agency of Statistics (KAS). p. 52. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  2. ^ Antonijević, Nenad (2009). Албански злочини над Србима на Косову и Метохији у Другом светском рату, документа (PDF). Muzej žrtava genocida. p. 40. ISBN 9788690632992.