Kosovo Polje

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Fushë Kosova
  • Fushë Kosova or Fushë Kosovë  (Albanian)
    Косово Поље / Kosovo Polje  (Serbian)
Town and municipality
Railway station, March 2010
Railway station, March 2010
Official logo of Fushë Kosova
Emblem
Location of the municipality of Kosovo Polje within Kosovo
Location of the municipality of Kosovo Polje within Kosovo
Coordinates: 42°38′N 21°5′E / 42.633°N 21.083°E / 42.633; 21.083
CountryKosovo[a]
DistrictDistrict of Pristina
Villages18
Government
 • MayorBurim Berisha
 • Municipal83 km2 (32 sq mi)
Elevation
543 m (1,781 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Urban
12,919
 • Municipal
33,997
 • Municipal density410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
12000
Area code(s)+383 38
Car plates01
Websitekk.rks-gov.net/fushekosove

Fushë Kosova (definite Albanian form: Fushë Kosovë), or Kosovo Polje (Serbian Cyrillic: Косово Поље, "Kosovo Field"), is a town and municipality located in the District of Prishtina in central Kosovo.[a] According to the 2011 census, the town of Fushë Kosova has 12,919 inhabitants, while the municipality has 33,977 inhabitants.

Geography[]

The town is located in central Kosovo, some 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) southwest of Pristina, the capital of Kosovo. It is served by the Fushë Kosovë railway station.

History[]

Fushë Kosova was named after the Kosovo Field of the 1389 Battle of Kosovo. The settlement of Fushë Kosova was established in 1921 during the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (see Colonisation of Kosovo).[1]

Prior to the 1999 Kosovo War, the town of Fushë Kosova had, according to the figures of the Federal Statistical Office in Belgrade from March 1991, a total population of 35,570 inhabitants, while the ethnic makeup was 56.6% Albanian, 23.7% Serb and 19.6% from other communities.[2]

In the city suburbs there is the Multinational Specialized Unit base. Part of KFOR, the unit is composed entirely by Italian Carabinieri.

Economy[]

There are two magnesium mines operating on the territory of Kosovo Polje: Goleš and Strezovce.

Demographics[]

Municipal historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19488,041—    
19539,288+2.93%
196112,286+3.56%
197120,889+5.45%
198129,805+3.62%
199135,570+1.78%
201134,827−0.11%
2016
est.		37,048+1.24%
Source: Division of Kosovo

According to the last official census done in 2011, the municipality of Kosovo Polje has 34,827 inhabitants. Based on the population estimates from the Kosovo Agency of Statistics in 2016, the municipality has 37,591 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups[]

The ethnic composition of the municipality:

Ethnic Composition, Including IDPs
Year Albanians  % Serbs  % Ashkali  % Roma  % Other  % Total
1991[3] 20,142 56.6 8,445 23.7 6,983 19.6 35,570
1998[citation needed] 23,600 59 9,600 24 40,000
June 2000[citation needed] 34,000 84 4,000 10 2,600 6.4 300 0.7 60 0.14 40,500
April 2002[4] 34,000 85 3,239 8 2,259 5.6 388 1 21 0.05 40,000
2011[5] 30,275 86.9 321 0.9 3,230 9.3 436 1,3 565 1.6 34,827

Annotations[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b 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. 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 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognized as an independent state by 97 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 113 UN member states are said to have recognized Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition.

References[]

  1. ^ Pavlović, Aleksandar. "Prostorni raspored Srba i Crnogoraca kolonizovanih na Kosovo i Metohiju u periodu između 1918. i 1941. godine" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-26. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ Brunborg, Helge (14 August 2002). "Report on the size and ethnic composition of the population of Kosovo", p. 9. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  3. ^ Brunborg, Helge (14 August 2002). "Report on the size and ethnic composition of the population of Kosovo" (PDF). p. 9. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  4. ^ OSCE (April 2002). "OSCE municipal profile of Fushë Kosovë/Kosovo Polje - April 2002". OSCE. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06.
  5. ^ "FUSHË KOSOVË/KOSOVO POLJE MUNICIPAL PROFILE March 2014". OSCE Mission in Kosovo. March 2014. p. 1. Retrieved 28 December 2014.

External links[]

Media related to Fushë Kosova at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 42°38′N 21°07′E / 42.63°N 21.12°E / 42.63; 21.12

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