Prizren Bistrica

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Prizren's Lumbardh
Prizreni gjate dimrit.jpg
Prizren's Lumbardh in Prizren during winter
Native name
  • Lumbardhi i Prizrenit  (Albanian)
  • Bistrica e Prizrenit  (Albanian)
  • Призренска Бистрица  (Serbian)
  • Prizrenska Bistrica  (Serbian)
Location
CountryKosovo[a]
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • location, Sharr Mountains, near Prizren
Mouth 
 • location
White Drin, near the village , Kosovo
 • coordinates
42°12′23″N 20°37′49″E / 42.2064°N 20.6303°E / 42.2064; 20.6303Coordinates: 42°12′23″N 20°37′49″E / 42.2064°N 20.6303°E / 42.2064; 20.6303
Length18 km (11 mi)
Basin size158 km2 (61 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionWhite Drin→ Drin→ Adriatic Sea

The Lumbardhi i Prizrenit or Prizren Bistrica (Albanian: Bistrica e Prizrenit; Serbian: Призренска Бистрица / Prizrenska Bistrica)[1] is a river in Kosovo[a]. It flows through the villages of and Prizren, and empties into the White Drin river. It is 18 km (11 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 158 km2 (61 sq mi). It stems from the Sharr Mountains.

The most important tributaries of Prizren's Lumbardh are Shartica, Petroshnica, Drajçica, Lubinja, Jabllanica and Lumi i Manastirit.

Name[]

The river's name, Lumbardh, literally translates to White River in Albanian. The adjective, i Prizrenit, differentiates it from the other Lumbardh tributaries of the White Drin (Albanian: Drinit të Bardhë) in the Dukagjini area.

The name Bistrica means "clearwater" in Serbian. The adjective Prizrenska, "of Prizren", is added to distinguish it from other Bistrica rivers in the Dukagjini region: Dečani Bistrica ("of Dečani"), Peć Bistrica ("of "), ("of "), ("of "), etc.

See also[]

Annotations[]

  1. ^ 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 a 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 recognised as an independent state by 97 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 112 UN member states have recognised Kosovo at some point, of which 15 states later withdrew their recognition.

References[]

  1. ^ "Bistrica (Kosovo)". MEMIM Encyclopedia. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
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