"and other areas, recognizing Lazar as his overlord. The battle was fought on the Kosovo field in the territory ruled by Branković, in what is today Kosovo. Its site is about northwest of the modern city of Pristina. Reliable historical accounts of the battle are scarce. The bulk of both armies were wiped out in the battle, and both Lazar and Murad were killed. Although the Ottomans managed to annihilate the Serbian army, they also suffered huge casualties that delayed their progress. The Serbs were left with too few men to effectively defend their lands, while the Turks had many"
"Pristina Pristina ( or ""Prishtinë"", ) or Priština (), is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. It is the administrative center of the homonymous municipality and district. The city has a majority Albanian population, alongside other smaller communities. With a municipal population of 204,721 (as of 2016), Pristina is the second-largest city with a predominantly Albanian-speaking population (after Tirana, Albania). If Kosovo is considered part of Serbia, then Pristina is the fourth largest city in Serbia. Geographically, it is located in the north-eastern part of Kosovo close to the Goljak mountains. The city is situated some 250 kilometres north-east"
"Pristina is twinned with: Pristina Pristina ( or ""Prishtinë"", ) or Priština (), is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. It is the administrative center of the homonymous municipality and district. The city has a majority Albanian population, alongside other smaller communities. With a municipal population of 204,721 (as of 2016), Pristina is the second-largest city with a predominantly Albanian-speaking population (after Tirana, Albania). If Kosovo is considered part of Serbia, then Pristina is the fourth largest city in Serbia. Geographically, it is located in the north-eastern part of Kosovo close to the Goljak mountains. The city is situated"
"Politics in Pristina Pristina (; , ; ) is the capital city of Kosovo. In the preliminary results of the 2011 census the population of Pristina was around 198,000. The majority of the population is Albanian, but there are also smaller communities including Bosniaks, Serbs, Romani and others. The surface of Pristina is 854 km². Pristina is known as the center of cultural, economical and political developments. Since 2014 the current mayor is Shpend Ahmeti. The city is home of the University of Pristina, Pristina International Airport, the Government Building and the Parliament of the Republic of Kosovo. After Slobodan"
"and culture has been part of the society for centuries. The capital city, Pristina is the heart of Kosovo due to its central location and its importance in finance, commerce, media, entertainment, arts, international trade, education, service, research and healthcare. Almost all domestic and foreign companies, media and scientific institutions have headquarters in the city. The name of the city could be derived from Proto-Slavic dialectal word *""pryščina"", meaning ""spring (of water)"", which is also attested in the Moravian dialects of Czech; it is derived from the verb *""pryskati"", meaning ""to splash"" or ""to spray"" (""prskati"" in modern Serbian). The"
"of Kosovo, RTV21, Kohavision and Klan Kosova are all headquartered in Pristina. Radio Television of Kosovo (RTK) is the only public broadcaster both in Pristina and in all of Kosovo as well, who continues to be financed directly by the state. All of the daily newspapers in Pristina have a readership throughout Kosovo. As the capital city of the Republic of Kosovo, it is the center of cultural and artistic development of all Albanians that live in Kosovo. Pristina is home to the largest cultural institutions of the country, such as the National Theatre of Kosovo, National Archaeology, Ethnography and"
"developments. Since 2013 the current Mayor is Shpend Ahmeti. The city is home of University of Prishtina, Pristina International Airport, the Government Building and the Parliament of the Republic of Kosovo. According to the current legislation, the Mayor is elected along with members of the City Assembly at the direct secret ballot for the period of four years. The Mayor may not be a councilor of the City Assembly. Mayor of Pristina The Mayor of Pristina (Albanian: Prishtinë; Serbian: Приштина or Priština; Turkish: Priştine) is the head of the City of Pristina (capital of the Republic of Kosovo). He or"
"Kosovo, the city is close to the Goljak mountains. Due to its status as the capital city of Kosovo, Pristina has grown over the past years, that it has connected with Fushë Kosovë. By road it is south of Belgrade, north of Skopje, north-east of Tirana, and east of Podgorica. Pristina is one of the urban areas with the most severe water shortages in the nation. The population of the city have to cope with daily water curbs due to the lack of rainfall and snowfall which has left the city's water supplies in a dreadful condition. The current water"
"the National Museum of Kosovo. There are several other smaller galleries in the city, including LambdaLambdaLambda, Motrat, Stacion - Center for Contemporary Art, and Klubi i Boksit. Kosovo has a growing international contemporary art scene with artists such as Petrit Halilaj, Sislej Xhafa and Flaka Haliti, most of them exhibit from time to time in Prishtina. There aren't many notable painters from Pristina, but, being the capital city of Kosovo, it is the center of art, a title that it shares with Prizren. Most of the notable painters and artists from other fields come from other cities, but they spent"
"is manifested with long and heavy controversy. Ahmeti has promised to solve the problem within two years. The Pristina Municipality also faces problems with loaded administration, public transport, illegal construction, corruption, nepotism and clientelism. Bibliography: Dushi,Florian(2013). Sprova e zgjedhjeve në Kosovë. Prishtinë: Libri Shkollor. Berisha, Ibrahim (2013): Utopia Reale, Prishtinë, OM. Politics in Pristina Pristina (; , ; ) is the capital city of Kosovo. In the preliminary results of the 2011 census the population of Pristina was around 198,000. The majority of the population is Albanian, but there are also smaller communities including Bosniaks, Serbs, Romani and others. The"
"Kosovo Vilayet The Vilayet of Kosovo (, ""Vilâyet-i Kosova""; ; ; Macedonian: Косовски вилает, ""Kosovski vilaet""; Serbian: Косовски вилајет, ""Kosovski vilajet"") was a first-level administrative division (vilayet) of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkan Peninsula which included the current territory of Kosovo and the western part of the Republic of Macedonia. The areas today comprising Sandžak (Raška) region of Serbia and Montenegro, although de jure under Ottoman control, were in fact under Austro- Hungarian occupation from 1878 until 1909, as provided under Article 25 of the Treaty of Berlin. Uskub (Skopje) functioned as the capital of the province and the"
"and airlifted to receive treatment in the country's capital, Tirana. Albanian officials later alleged that two of the mortar rounds fired by Yugoslav troops had landed inside Albania, sparking further tension between the two countries. That afternoon, KLA militants attacked a Yugoslav border patrol, wounding another soldier. Following World War II, Kosovo was given the status of an autonomous province within the Socialist Republic of Serbia, one of six constitutional republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. After the death of Yugoslavia's long-time leader Josip Broz Tito in 1980, Yugoslavia's political system began to unravel. In 1989, Belgrade revoked"
"Culture in Pristina As the capital city of Kosovo, Pristina is the heart of the cultural and artistic development of all Albanians that live in Kosovo. The department of cultural affairs is just one of the segments that arranges the cultural events, which make Pristina one of the cities with the most emphasized cultural and artistic traditions. The Goddess on the Throne (Albanian: Mbretëresha e Dardanisë or Hyjnesha ne Fron) has been adopted as the symbol of Pristina. It is the most precious archaeological artifacts of Kosovo that has been founded during some excavations in 1955 in the region of"
"with the east. Since the independence of Kosovo, the city has undergone significant changes in the past 9 years, vastly modernizing and expanding the road infrastructure, urban transport and air transport. Years before its declaration of independence in 2008, Kosovo and in particular its capital Pristina have been a large financial and business center in the Balkans with a GDP of 4.0% in 2009. The Lakrishte area, a former industrial zone in the center of Pristina, was designated by the government as high-rise area with many complex buildings. The regulation of this plan started in 2008. Some of the buildings"
"the capital in Niš. After the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia in 1941, most of Kosovo was assigned to Italian-controlled Albania, with the rest being controlled by Germany and Bulgaria. A three-dimensional conflict ensued, involving inter-ethnic, ideological, and international affiliations, with the first being most important. Nonetheless, these conflicts were relatively low-level compared with other areas of Yugoslavia during the war years, with one Serb historian estimating that 3,000 Albanians and 4,000 Serbs and Montenegrins were killed, and two others estimating war dead at 12,000 Albanians and 10,000 Serbs and Montenegrins. Most sources put the numbers of Serbs killed during WWII"
"and will link the capital with the Macedonian border at Hani i Elezit, about 20 kilometres from Skopje. The Pristina International Airport (PIA) is located 15 kilometres southwest of Pristina. It is Kosovo's only international airport that handles over 1.7 million passengers per year and the only port of entry for air travelers to Kosovo. In 2006 PIA it was awarded the Best Airport 2006 by Airports Council International Europe for airports with fewer than a million passengers. It is under the authority of the Republic of Kosovo . The Airport is a secondary hub for Adria Airways of Slovenia."
"by NATO forces on April 29, 1999, causing an unknown number of casualties and extensive damage. Drenica Drenica (, ), also known as the Drenica Valley, is a hilly region in central Kosovo, covering roughly around of Kosovo's total area (6%). It consists of two municipalities, Glogovac and Skenderaj (sr. ), and several villages in Klina, Kërligatë (sr. ) village in Zubin Potok, Mitrovica (sr. ) and the area of Vučitrn. It is located west of the capital, Pristina. According to the 2011 Census, the population of the region is 109,389, excluding the surrounding villages. Albanians form the absolute majority"
"be key for ""implementing the will of the citizens of Kosovo"", strongly implying the province would declare independence from Serbia. On 17 February 2008, Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia. Thaçi became Prime Minister of the newly independent state. On 6 June 2008, a gunman broke into Thaçi's home in Pristina, while the latter was not present. Thaçi was elected the President of Kosovo in February 2016, and took office on 7 April 2016. In January 2018, Thaçi said that Kosovo would have supported U.S. President Trump's decision to relocate the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, which would"
"was reduced significantly. In this year the District of Pristina had 91,550 Albanian inhabitants, and 8,349 Serb inhabitants, this means that this region in 1918 had a total of 99,899 inhabitants. Demographics of Pristina As of December 2012 Pristina, the capital city of Kosovo, had a population of 205,133 registered inhabitants The Rural Part of the municipality as well as the area near the center of Pristina, in terms of socio-economic processes is under the influence of population dynamics, both in terms of demographic regime, which is more expansive, and in addition mechanical population. This part of the municipality has"
"Podujevo Podujevo (), or Podujeva or Besiana ( or ""Besianë""), is a city and municipality in Kosovo's Prishtina District. According to the 2011 census, the city has 23,453 inhabitants. The total population of the municipality is estimated at 83,242 (in 2016). Podujevo is located along a regional motorway and has railroad passing through it, which links the area to surrounding regions. Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, is located some to the south. Podujevo is located in the northeastern corner of Kosovo, situated near a regional motorway and railroad which links it to surrounding regions. Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, is"
"Mitrovica, which has since served as North Kosovo's capital. The Union's President is Dragan Velić. This union is not recognised by the Republic of Kosovo, or by UNMIK. And was abolished in 2013 as a result of the Brussels Agreement. There is also a central governing body, the ""Serbian National Council for Kosovo and Metohija"" (SNV). The President of the SNV in North Kosovo is Dr. Milan Ivanović, while the head of its Executive Council is Rada Trajković. Local politics are dominated by the Serbian List for Kosovo. The Serbian List is led by Oliver Ivanović, an engineer from Mitrovica."
"names are based on features such as: Rugova is enriched with new toponyms every now and then, for example, Kodra e Shkollës and Lëndina e Shkollës. Rugova is at a latitude of 42°44’ N and a longitude of 20°3’ E, and it is from Pristina, the capital of Kosovo. It covers a territory of 20,330 hectares, and from east to west it extends for . Rugova lies between the mountains of Hajla, Shtëdim, Lumbardh and Kopranik. The Pećka Bistrica splits the mountains in half, forming a valley and a canyon (Rugova Gorge). Eighty-five percent of the territory is covered by"
"world. Most famous ones are in Germany (Munich – Oktoberfest) and Great Britain. Culture in Pristina As the capital city of Kosovo, Pristina is the heart of the cultural and artistic development of all Albanians that live in Kosovo. The department of cultural affairs is just one of the segments that arranges the cultural events, which make Pristina one of the cities with the most emphasized cultural and artistic traditions. The Goddess on the Throne (Albanian: Mbretëresha e Dardanisë or Hyjnesha ne Fron) has been adopted as the symbol of Pristina. It is the most precious archaeological artifacts of Kosovo"
"was welcomed by the European Union office in Kosovo, as well as by the government itself. A large LGBT flag covered the front side of the government building that night. The first-ever gay pride parade in Kosovo was held in Pristina on 17 May 2016, in which a few hundred people marched through the streets of the capital. The march was also attended by President Hashim Thaçi as well as the British and U.S. ambassadors to Kosovo. In 1858 the Ottoman Empire, then in control of Kosovo, legalized same-sex intercourse. The Yugoslav Criminal Code of 1929 banned ""lewdness against the"
"like: Kosovo, Kenya, Morocco, Hungary, Ukraine, Sweden, Albania, Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria and Moldova. All participants will be awarded with certificates, ranking and finishing time, but the best finishers in senior, veteran and disabled category for men and women will be awarded from a total of 12.000 euros. Events and festivals in Pristina This is a list of some of the major festivals and events held in Kosovo's capital city Pristina, which are common occurrences throughout the year in the city. Etno Fest is a cultural event held in Kukaj village during summertime. As the years passed the festival progressed into"
"regarding their treatment at the hands of the Kosovan authorities, and resentment from those same authorities towards the lack of powers devolved to them from Belgrade, Yugoslavia's capital. Since 1974, the Socialist Republic of Serbia's local authority had no constitutional rule over Kosovo. In 1989, unilateral measures taken by Serbian President Slobodan Milošević shattered Kosovo's autonomy by reverting it to its pre-1974 status. A harsh system was imposed, leading to widespread violations of human rights and the repression of dissenters. An estimated 130,000 Kosovo Albanians were sacked from their jobs and the police in particular were almost completely purged of"
"while the region of Metohija () was taken by the Kingdom of Montenegro. Kosovo was split into four counties: three being a part of the entity of Serbia (Zvečan, Kosovo and southern Metohija); one of Montenegro (Northern Metohija). The 1918–1929 period of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenians witnessed a rise of the Serbian population in the region and a decline in the non-Serbian. In 1929, Kosovo was split between the Zeta Banovina in the west with the capital in Cetinje, Vardar Banovina in the southeast with the capital in Skopje and the Morava Banovina in the northeast with"
"2015, national-level protests took place in Kosovo's capital, Pristina, where roughly 50,000 people turned to streets to demand Jablanović's resignation and the return of Trepča as a public institution of the Republic of Kosovo. However, the protests turned violent due to the clash with the police. It was internationally proclaimed as the worst unrest since 2008. On 3 February 2015, Prime Minister Isa Mustafa announced that Aleksandar Jablanović would no longer be part of the cabinet, and therefore his resignation was confirmed. His resignation was welcomed by the opposition and other citizens, but criticized by the Government of Serbia. Prior"
"capital, Prishtina and the municipality of Dardana, but shortly after the elections the mayors left Vetëvendosje and joined PSD. ""VETËVENDOSJE!"" was the main slogan during the protests that took place in 1968 throughout Kosovo, with the goal of advancing national rights of Albanians and enforcing the political status as an entity within Yugoslavia. Vetëvendosje! (LV) was founded in 2005 as a consecutive of ""KAN"" (Kosova Action Network) a group promoting active citizenry and direct political participation of the masses. <br>One of the movement's political points is to hold a referendum on union with Albania. The movement counts on close to"
"to Albania) but in 1945 it was decided to join Kosovo to Serbia. However, one piece of the former Kosovo Vilayet was given to the new Yugoslav republic of Macedonia (including the former capital Skopje), whilst another part had passed to Montenegro (mainly Pljevlja, Bijelo Polje and Rožaje), also a new entity. In July 1945, a ""Resolution for the annexation of Kosovo–Metohija to federal Serbia"" was passed by Kosovo's ""Regional People's Council"". In principle, Albanian became an official language; but little changed in practice as most judges and government officials were Slavs. In the immediate post-war years there was a"
"Mayor of Pristina The Mayor of Pristina (Albanian: Prishtinë; Serbian: Приштина or Priština; Turkish: Priştine) is the head of the City of Pristina (capital of the Republic of Kosovo). He or she acts on behalf of the City, and performs an executive function in the City of Pristina. In the Preliminary results of the 2011 census the population of Prishtina was numbered around 198,000. The majority of population is Albanian, but there are also smaller communities including Bosniaks, Serbs, Romani and others. The surface of Pristina is 854 km². Prishtina is known as the center of cultural, economical and political"
"include the ENK Tower (among the largest in the Balkans), the World Trade Center, the AXIS towers and the Arting Highrise. Pristina is the transport hub of road, rail and air in Kosovo. The city's buses, trains and planes together all serve to maintain a high level of connectivity between Pristina many different districts and beyond. Analysis from the Traffic Police have shown that, of 240,000 cars registered in Kosovo, around 100,000 (41%) are from the region of Pristina. The Pristina railway station is located near the city centre. R7 Motorway is the first motorway constructed in Kosovo and linking"
"the self-declared Kosovo parliament declared Kosovo a republic in Yugoslavia. On 7 September 1990 in the town of Kaçanik, 35 miles south of Prishtina and in an improvised session promulgated the Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo. Witch confirmed the referendum and on 22 September 1991 declared Kosovo an independent country, the Republic of Kosovo. In May 1992, r. Ibrahim Rugova was elected president. During its run, the Republic of Kosovo was recognized only by Albania; it was formally disbanded in 2000, after the Kosovo War, when its institutions were replaced by the Joint Interim Administrative Structure established by the"