Jezerc
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Jezercë
Kushtrim | |
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  Jezerc | |
| Coordinates: 42°21′37″N 20°59′18″E / 42.3604°N 20.9883°E | |
| Country | Kosovo |
| District | Ferizaj |
| Municipality | Ferizaj |
| Elevation | 764 m (2,507 ft) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 157 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 |
Jezerc is a village in the Ferizaj municipality of Kosovo that has also been known since 1999In the eastern part of the municipality, it is one of the largest townships by area anywhere in Kosovo. The rural settlement has been scarcely excavated but what has been completed as shown settlement
Several explanations for the etymology of Jezercë have been given. The most elaborate dates to the massacres of Albanians in the Balkan Wars. According to village elders, the locals dammed a river to create a small reservoir that could be flooded if Serbian forces invaded through it, which would submerge the already occupied village of Nerodimë e Poshtme as well. The plan failed as a local Serb woman had tipped off the army to not march through the Jezer (ital) ("Albanian lake").
Demographics
Urbanization has drained the village population, slowing infrastructure development until very recently.
| Date | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2011 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1434 | 1515 | 1630 | 1666 | 1621 | 1778 | 454 | 157 |
Culture
Gallery
View from the village, October 12, 2014
View from the village, June 29, 2014
View from the village, May 21, 2015
View from the village, May 31, 2015
Town fountain, built in 1954
Tourism
Tourism has developed rapidly in the mountainous village, including cycling and hiking through the local meadows and springs. Recreational general aviation, mountaineering, equestrianism, hunting, fishing, and skiing are all popular in the vicinity.[2][3]