Hoçë e Madhe
Hoçë e Madhe
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St Jovan Monastery (overview) | |
Hoçë e Madhe Location in Kosovo | |
| Location | Kosovo |
| District | Gjakova |
| Municipality | Rahovec |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 508 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Hoçë e Madhe (Albanian definite form: Hoça e Madhe) or Velika Hoča (Serbian Cyrillic: Велика Хоча) is a village in the municipality of Rahovec, in Kosovo. As of 2024, the village has 508 inhabitants, of whom 114 are Albanians and 384 are Serbs.
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.