Krushë e Madhe

Krushë e Madhe (Serbian: Velika Kruša) is a village in the municipality of Rahovec of western Kosovo. With a population of around 7,000, it is the second largest village in Kosovo. During the Kosovo War, the village was a stronghold of the Kosovo Liberation Army. On 25 March 1999, it was the site of a massacre by the Army of Serbia and Montenegro in which 205 Kosovo Albanian civilians were killed.

Krushë e Madhe
Velika Kruša
Village
Krushë e Madhe
Location in Kosovo
Coordinates: 42.319°N 20.636°E / 42.319; 20.636
Location Kosovo
DistrictGjakova
MunicipalityRahovec
Population
 (2024)
  Total10.843
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
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