Grnčar, Klokot


Grnčar, formerly Grnčare, is a village in the Klokot municipality, in southeastern Kosovo. It was formerly part of the Vitina municipality, then was together with Klokot and Vrbovac formed as part the Klokot municipality on 8 January 2010, based on the Ahtisaari plan. The village, and municipality, is a Kosovo Serb enclave. It has 240 inhabitants. It is located in the geographical region of Gornja Morava, and is situated 583 m above sea level.
The village has a medieval church, dedicated to St. Nicholas. It was mined and destroyed by Albanians during the Kosovo War. There are archaeological sites located within the cadastral area. A palaeolithic cave is located below the St. Nicholas Church. Remains of a Roman-era stone building are located 2,5 km from the village, on the left side of the Grnčar–Letnica road. The locality of Gradište has remains of Roman, Byzantine and medieval fortification.
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Anthropology

According to the studies of A. Urošević, published in 1929, the village was inhabited by eight families in 31 houses; six Serb, one Albanian, and one Romani: