Obilić
| Obilić Kastriot | |
|---|---|
| Municipality and city | |
| Albanian: Obiliq / Obiliqi Kastriot / Kastrioti Serbian: Обилић / Obilić | |
|
Obilić main street | |
  Obilić Kastriot Location in Kosovo | |
| Coordinates: 42°41′N 21°04′E / 42.683°N 21.067°E | |
| Country | Kosovo[lower-alpha 1] |
| District | District of Pristina |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Xhafer Gashi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 105 km2 (41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 526 m (1,726 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 21,056 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 15000 |
| Area code(s) | +381 38 |
| Car plates | 01 |
| Website | Municipality of Obilić |
Obilić or Kastriot (Albanian: Obiliq/Obiliqi, Kastriot/Kastrioti, Serbian Cyrillic: Обилић) is a town and municipality in central Kosovo,[lower-alpha 1] belonging to the Pristina district. The municipality includes the town of Obilić and 19 villages, with a total population of ca. 21,056 (2008).[1]
The municipality is located immediately north-west of Pristina on the main road to Mitrovica. It was created in 1989, prior to which it formed part of Pristina municipality.[1]
Name
The name for the town, Obilić, refers to Serbian national hero Miloš Obilić who killed the Ottoman Sultan Murad I at the Battle of Kosovo (1389). In Albanian, the town is also known as Kastriot, produced in 2001, named after Albanian national hero George Kastrioti Skanderbeg (1405–1468).[2]
Economy
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, the municipality had a population of 21,548. As of 2008 the municipality has a population of approximately 19,500. The majority -some 15,000- are Kosovo Albanian; the minorities include some 2,200 Kosovo Serbs, 350 Roma, 300 Ashkali, 70 Bosnian Serbs and others.[1]
Notes and references
Notes:
- 1 2 Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has received recognition as an independent state from 110 out of 193 United Nations member states.
References:
- 1 2 3 OSCE Mission in Kosovo: Municipal profile of Obilić Archived June 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine., April 2008. – Retrieved on 30 October 2008.
- ↑ Malcolm, Noel. Kosovo: A Short History
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| Ferizaj District |  | |
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| Gjakova District | ||
| Gjilan District | ||
| Mitrovica District | ||
| Peć District | ||
| Pristina District | ||
| Prizren District | ||
1 Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has received recognition as an independent state from 110 out of 193 United Nations member states. | ||
Coordinates: 42°41′24″N 21°04′40″E / 42.69000°N 21.07778°E