Desivojca


Desivojca is a village in the municipality of Kamenica, in the east of Kosovo. It has of land, 89 houses with 755 inhabitants. It is about from Gjilan.
The village has a primary school called "Kadri Zeka" and a mosque built in 1816. It is a center for surrounding villages.

Geography

In the north it borders with the village of Huruglica, in north-east it borders with the village of Terstena, in the east is situated the village of Zarbinca and Pribovc, from south-east, south and west it is enclosed with the Laqiq village and in north-west is situated the village of Veleglava. Desivojca is a hilly mountainous area, with beautiful landscapes and developed vegetation. A river called Desivojca flows amidst dividing the village in two parts.
The highest peaks in this village are:
  • Drumi i Xheles,
  • Rrafshi,
  • Strajdeja,
  • Maja e Zezë,
  • Maja e Sreshnjes 1070m,
  • Cipeli 1037m,
  • and the lowest attitude in Desivojca is Mulliri i Robajve 660m.

Demographics

Desivojca has four main neighborhoods: Bunjaku, Padina, Komani and Zhigolli.
There are 12 main groups of families that live in Desivojca:
  • Bunjaku
  • Shkodra family,
  • Dragobuzhda,
  • Mellova,
  • Beshtica,
  • Gurguroci,
  • Gagica,
  • Surdulli,
  • Klaiqi
  • Rukoci
  • Bajraliu
  • Robelli
Many inhabitants from this village now live in urban centers like Gjilan, Kamenica, Pristina, and Ferizaj.