Prizren Bistrica
| Prizren's Lumbardh | |
|---|---|
 Prizren's Lumbardh in Prizren during winter | |
| Native name | |
| Location | |
| Country | Kosovo[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°ECoordinates: 42°12′23″N 20°37′49″E / 42.2064°N 20.6303°E |
| Length | 18 km (11 mi) |
| Basin size | 158 km2 (61 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | White 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.
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Annotations[]
- ^ a b The political status of Kosovo is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008, it is formally recognised as an independent state by 97 UN member states (with another 15 recognising it at some point but then withdrawing recognition), while Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory.
References[]
- ^ "Bistrica (Kosovo)". MEMIM Encyclopedia. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
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