Hoçë e Madhe
Hoçë e Madhe
Велика Хоча Velika Hoča | |
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Village | |
St Jovan Monastery (overview) | |
| Coordinates: 42°23′03″N 20°40′36″E / 42.3842°N 20.6767°E | |
| Location | Kosovo |
| District | Gjakova |
| Municipality | Rahovec |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 124 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Hoçë e Madhe (Albanian) or Velika Hoča/Велика Хоча (Serbian) is a village in the municipality of Rahovec, in Kosovo. The village has 411 inhabitants, of whom 5 are ethnic Albanians and 406 are Serbs according to the 2011 census.
It is situated in the historical region of Metohija (Dukagjin) and is one of the oldest settlements. It was given as metochion by Stefan Nemanja to Hilandar in 1198–99 (Charter of Hilandar).
The main economic activity is viticulture.