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97-591: According to the 2011 Census, the population of the region is 109,389, excluding the surrounding villages. Albanians form the absolute majority of the region. The etymology of the name is disputed. Explanations can be found in both Albanian and Serbian . It might derive from Albanian dren meaning deer or from Serbian : дрен/ dren meaning cornel. Same toponym exist as Drenas in Drenica, Drenova in Albania and Drenoc (also called as Dreni), all derived from

194-610: A military technical agreement . International negotiations began in 2006 to determine the final status of Kosovo, as envisaged under UN Security Council Resolution 1244 , which ended the Kosovo conflict of 1999. While Serbia's continued sovereignty over Kosovo was recognised by much of the international community at the time, a clear majority of Kosovo's population preferred independence. The UN-backed talks, led by UN Special Envoy Martti Ahtisaari , began in February 2006. While progress

291-462: A Mediterranean-Continental climate and European-Continental climate. Vushtrri has cold winters and hot summers. The city doesn't have a climate station with full data and observations of meteorological conditions, so the main information comes from the nearest stations in Mitrovica and Pristina . Vushtrri has approximately 2,140 hours of sun during the year. The highest average temperatures are in

388-516: A Slavic term for thorn . The Dardani tribe ruled the region in the Iron Age , until the Roman conquest in the 1st century AD. Archaeological sites exist at various places in the vicinity, including Samodrezha , Pestova , Duboc Fortress , Stroc Castle and Breglumi. The region then came under Byzantine rule and later in 1389, under Ottoman rule. Between 1402 and 1425, Vushtrri was home to

485-570: A campaign in Drenica that terrorised the local population and culminated with the Attack on Prekaz against the Jashari family. Serb forces killed 80 Albanians, of which 25 were women and children, and former Serbian president Milan Milutinović commended the massacre. The Yugoslav army and paramilitary units used the Feronikel plant near Drenas as a base for operations during the war. Before

582-537: A lower education attainment than men, with 5% (compared to 1% of men) having no formal education. In terms of the highest education level attained, 32% of women compared to 15% of men have completed primary education, 47% compared to 67% of men have completed secondary education, and 5% compared to 9% of men have a university degree. The largest hospital in Vushtrri is the Sheikh Zayed Hospital, which

679-458: A majority Muslim population, there were 43 Muslim families and 33 non-Muslim families. According to the Ottoman defter of the 16th century, Vushtrri had been significantly Islamised. In his 1662 work, Ottoman traveller Evliya Çelebi noted that the residents of Vushtrri were "Rumelians" of which "most of them do not speak Bosnian ( Serbo-Croatian ) but do speak Albanian and Turkish." During

776-458: A meal with meat once per week, the same was true of 15% of Vushtrri residents; 30% compared to Kosovo's average of 42% could not afford to pay for public utilities; 24% compared to Kosovo's average of 34% were unable to cover the expenses of treating flu or any other minor illness; 37% compared to Kosovo's average of 49% could not afford to buy new clothes and footwear whenever necessary; 67% compared to Kosovo's average of 71% could not afford to go to

873-703: A monastery. Aside from many war crimes and atrocities committed by the Serbian Army on the Albanian population , colonist Serb families moved into Kosovo, while the Albanian population was decreased. As a result, the proportion of Albanians in Kosovo declined from 75 percent at the time of the invasion to slightly more than 65% percent by 1941. The 1918–1929 period under the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes

970-589: A new program of investment for development. Past investments during the post-war period have enhanced the quality of life for citizens and built infrastructure necessary for creating a favorable business environment. In the last four years 186,547 meters of roads were asphalted; 77 roads, covering a distance of 21,733 meters, were paved; a sewage network of 40,389 meters and a water network of 86,414 meters were also constructed. Further, 22 bridges were built; 75 school buildings were built or renovated; 29 medical clinics and many other investment projects were implemented. Over

1067-620: A private company was established in 1991 and was re-registered in 1999. Since January 2008, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has been a co-shareholder in Pestova. Pestova's business activities are: the import, production and sale of seed potato; the same of agricultural machinery; the production and sale of fresh potatoes; potato processing into chips and other products such as fries and other snacks. The European Commission has supported Pestova since 2001. USAID and

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1164-797: A reaction against the Congress of Berlin, which had given some Albanian-populated territories to Serbia and Montenegro, Albanians, mostly from Kosovo, formed the League of Prizren in Prizren in June 1878. Hundreds of Albanian leaders gathered in Prizren and opposed the Serbian and Montenegrin jurisdiction. Serbia complained to the Western Powers that the promised territories were not being held because

1261-700: A republic within Yugoslavia . Those protests were harshly contained by the centralist Yugoslav government. In 1986, the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SANU) was working on a document, which later would be known as the SANU Memorandum . An unfinished edition was filtered to the press. In the essay, SANU portrayed the Serbian people as a victim and called for the revival of Serb nationalism, using both true and exaggerated facts for propaganda. During this time, Slobodan Milošević rose to power in

1358-585: A result of these actions in a bid for freedom. The Drenica uprising was sustained by over 6,000 men. The Drenica region was surrounded by 12-15 partisan brigades, which comprised 36,000-50,000 Serbs, Montenegrins, Bulgarians and Albanians. The fighting lasted for 28 days, and 430 Drenica fighters were subsequently killed or wounded. Over 150 homes were looted or burnt down, and around 6,000 inhabitants of Drenica, Vushtrri and Mitrovica were deprived of food and all of their belongings. Partisan casualties numbered to 2,550 dead, 6,000 wounded and 850 prisoners captured. On

1455-414: A slightly higher education attainment than Kosovo's average. 5,671 people have no completed education, 9,447 have completed primary education, 18,369 have completed lower secondary education, 20,049 have completed high school, 1,134 have completed vocational education, 2,405 have a university degree, 242 have a postgraduate degree, and 29 people have a doctorate. Adult women residing in the municipality have

1552-538: A stronghold of Albanian nationalism . By 1997, Albanians had begun to refer to Drenica as "liberated territory" because of the local KLA presence. The government considered Drenica a hotbed of "Albanian terrorism." Drenica was a KLA stronghold throughout and prior to the Kosovo War , and saw many armed conflicts against the security forces of FR Yugoslavia . It was also a safe place for refugees coming from other parts of Kosovo. In 1998, Serb police and military launched

1649-529: A total of 852 educational staff. There are 3 high schools in Vushtrri, with 4,223 students and 201 teachers. The total number of students in Vushtrri is 17,087. In October 2014, the Faculty of Public Safety – part of the Kosovo Academy for Public Safety – was scheduled to start its work, accepting 65 students from all over Kosovo in its first year. The adult residents (aged 18 or older) of Vushtrri have

1746-570: Is Gheg , typical of northern Albanians. The language of state institutions, education, books, media and newspapers is the standard dialect of Albanian, which is closer to the Tosk dialect. The vast majority of Kosovo Albanians are Sunni Muslims . There are also Catholic Albanian communities estimated between 60,000 to 65,000 in Kosovo, concentrated in Gjakova , Prizren , Klina and a few villages near Peja and Viti . Converting to Christianity

1843-499: Is 202 people/km . According to the Kosovo Agency of Statistics, the number of children born in Vushtrri after 2005, is 6504 babies. Vushtrri has a young population, a high level of birthrate, and local, regional and external migration. The ethnic composition of the municipality: In Vushtrri there are 11,866 households. 4890 of them are located in urban zones, and 6976 in rural areas. The average number of persons per household

1940-433: Is 5.9 people. According to the statistics, in Vushtrri there are 13,740 buildings. The number of occupied houses is 11,650. The first Albanian school in Vushtrri was opened in the fall of 1915. The "Besa Kombetare" Club, led by Hasan Prishtina and Bajram Curri, sent Abdullah Hadri from Gjakova to open the first Albanian school in Vushtrri. In the beginning, the school only taught boys, with more than 260 registered. Thanks to

2037-513: Is a city and municipality located in the Mitrovica District in Kosovo . According to the 2011 census, the town of Vushtrri has 26,964 inhabitants, while the municipality has 69,870 inhabitants. Vushtrri is surrounded by the city of Mitrovica to the north, Podujevë in the east, Obiliq in the south, Drenas in the south-west, and Skenderaj in the west. The municipality of Vushtrri has 67 villages. The main characteristic of

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2134-578: Is agriculture. The most cultivated crops are potato, wheat, corn, vegetables and forage crops. In recent years orchards with apples, plums, and pears are expanding more and more. Vushtrri is the biggest producer of potatoes in Kosovo. Tradition, high-quality seeds imported from the Netherlands, advanced technology and water system from the Iber-Lepenc company are the main factors that Vushtrri's farmers keep achieving high potato yields, nearly reaching

2231-429: Is characterized by use of çiftelia (an authentic Albanian instrument), mandolina , mandola and percussion . Folk music is very popular in Kosovo. There are many folk singers and ensembles. Modern music in Kosovo has its origin from western countries. The main modern genres include pop , hip hop/rap , rock , and jazz . Kosovo Radio televisions such as RTK , RTV21 and KTV have their musical charts. Education

2328-497: Is growing among Kosovo Albanian Muslims in Kosovo. Kosovafilm was the film industry, which releases movies in Albanian, created by Kosovar Albanian movie-makers. The National Theatre of Kosovo is the main theatre where plays are shown regularly by Albanian and international artists. Music has always been part of Albanian culture. Although in Kosovo music is diverse (as it was mixed with the cultures of different regimes dominating Kosovo), authentic Albanian music does still exist. It

2425-562: Is provided for all levels, primary, secondary, and university degrees. University of Pristina is the public university of Kosovo, with several faculties and majors. The National Library (BK) is the main and the largest library in Kosovo, located in the centre of Pristina. There are many other private universities, among them American University in Kosovo (AUK), and many secondary schools and colleges such as Mehmet Akif College . Vushtrri Vushtrri ( Albanian definite form : Vushtrria ; Serbian Cyrillic : Вучитрн , Vučitrn )

2522-577: Is the Sitnica . It is the second biggest natural basin river of Kosovo (2,912 km (1,124 sq mi)), after the Drin (4,313 km (1,665 sq mi)). Eight percent of households in Vushtrri (compared to Kosovo's average of 9%) do not have access to safe drinking water as they get it from tube wells or boreholes. Vushtrri is rich in natural resources, especially minerals, wood and stone. Because of its geographical position, Kosovo has both

2619-403: The eyalet of Rumelia , and from 1864 as a separate province ( vilayet ). During this time, Islam was introduced to the population. Today, Sunni Islam is the predominant religion of Kosovo Albanians. The Ottoman term Arnavudluk (آرناوودلق) meaning Albania was used in Ottoman state records for areas such as southern Serbia and Kosovo. Evliya Çelebi (1611–1682) in his travels within

2716-543: The 1997 Albanian civil unrest , the KLA was enabled to acquire large amounts of weapons looted from Albanian armories. The KLA also received large funds from Albanian diaspora organizations. The KLA-led campaign continued into January 1999 and was brought to the attention of the world media by the Račak massacre , the mass killing of about 45 Albanians (including 9 KLA insurgents) by Serbian security forces. An international conference

2813-659: The Banate of Zeta , the Banate of Morava and the Banate of Vardar . The Kingdom lasted until the World War II Axis invasion of April 1941. After the Axis invasion, the greater part of Kosovo became a part of Italian-controlled Fascist Albania , and a smaller, Eastern part by the Axis allied Tsardom of Bulgaria and Nazi German-occupied Serbia . Since the Albanian Fascist political leadership had decided in

2910-664: The Comintern , and became a province of Serbia within the Democratic Federal Yugoslavia . The Autonomous Region of Kosovo and Metohija was formed in 1946 to placate its regional Albanian population within the People's Republic of Serbia as a member of the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia under the leadership of the former Partisan leader, Josip Broz Tito , but with no factual autonomy. This

3007-525: The Conference of Bujan that Kosovo would remain a part of Albania they started expelling the Serbian and Montenegrin settlers "who had arrived in the 1920s and 1930s". Prior to the surrender of Fascist Italy in 1943, the German forces took over direct control of the region. After numerous Serbian and Yugoslav Partisans uprisings, Kosovo was liberated after 1944 with the help of the Albanian partisans of

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3104-512: The Llapi river . The hilliest part of the municipality is mostly in the east and west sides. The mountains in Vushtrri are in the south part of Kopaonik and the east side of Kukavica . The Kukavica Mountains lie in the western side of the city, with a highest point of 1,091 m (3,579 ft). These mountains are a natural border between two big valleys, known as Rrafshi i Kosovës and Fushëgropa e Drenicës. The biggest river flowing into Vushtrri

3201-583: The Roman Empire invaded Dardania in the 1st century BC, the Romans added the Latin suffix 'um' to the name of Viciana, therefore becoming Vicianum. In Albanian , Vushtrri is the name of the plant Ononis spinosa , which is abundant in the region. The etymology of the Serbian name for the town Vučitrn suggests that it derives from both the Serbian ( vuk ) and Slavic ( vlk ) terms for wolf and, trn ,

3298-702: The Serbian–Ottoman War (1876–78) . Many settled in Kosovo, where they and their descendants are known as muhaxhir , also muhaxher ("exiles", from Arabic ' muhajir' ), and some bear the surname Muhaxhiri/Muhaxheri or most others the village name of origin. During the late Ottoman period, ethno-national Albanian identity as expressed in contemporary times did not exist amongst the wider Kosovo Albanian-speaking population. Instead collective identities were based upon either socio-professional, socio-economic, regional, or religious identities and sometimes relations between Muslim and Christian Albanians were tense. As

3395-950: The United Nations Security Council , had been rewritten four times to try to accommodate Russian concerns that such a resolution would undermine the principle of state sovereignty. Russia, which holds a veto in the Security Council as one of five permanent members, has stated that it will not support any resolution that is not acceptable to both Belgrade and Pristina. As of November 2023, more than 100 UN member states have recognised Kosovo as an independent country. On 26 November 2019, an earthquake struck Albania . The Kosovo Albanian population reacted with sentiments of solidarity through fundraising initiatives and money, food, clothing and shelter donations. Volunteers and humanitarian aid in trucks, buses and hundreds of cars from Kosovo traveled to Albania to assist in

3492-508: The unification of Kosovo with Albania . A general revolt started, known as the Kachak (outlaw) movement, led by Azem Galica , against the incorporation of Kosovo into Yugoslavia. Fighting blew up in Drenica, Galica's home territory. Yugoslav Kingdom troops moved into Drenica and wounded Galica who later died as a result. His death dealt a mortal blow to the Albanian armed resistance against Yugoslav military presence in Kosovo, which he had led for

3589-402: The 11.866 households, 8846 of them have access to sanitation infrastructure. In the period from 2014 to 2016, building of four new schools was planned, along with the reconstruction of old schools. Data from 2012 showed that the percentage of households of Vushtrri that could not afford basic goods and services was lower than Kosovo's average. Whereas 20% of all Kosovar residents could not afford

3686-610: The 1300's In Gjonaj stands possibly one of the oldest Catholic churches in Kosovo. Village Gjonaj is also believed to be the birthplace of Pjeter Bogdani . Other Albanian villages mentioned from the 14th and 15th centuries are Planeje, Zym , Gorozhub, Milaj, Kojushe, Batushe, Mazrek, Voksh etc. Ottoman registers from 1452–53 reveal the Has region in Kosovo was inhabited by a Christian Albanian population Villages that have been identified and still existed today such as Mazrek, Kojushe, Gorozhub, Zym, Zhur, Milaj, Planeje etc were recorded in

3783-452: The 18th of February, on the final day of fighting, the main commanders of the uprising fell in battle - they were Shaban Polluzha , Miftar Bajraktari , Mehmet Gradica and Gani Llaushi . Due to the death of these important commanders, and the lack of ammunition, the Drenica uprising crumbled. The villages surrounding the towns of Drenas and Skenderaj were the birthplace of the ethnic Albanian separatist Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and

3880-436: The 1999 Kosovo War , Vushtrri suffered greatly in loss of human life (see Vushtrri massacre ) and arson and razing of historical buildings by the Serbian paramilitary forces. The destroyed monuments range from old Ottoman style houses to many historical Ottoman mosques, such as Gazi Ali Beg Mosque (1410). During the 2004 unrest in Kosovo , ethnic Kosovo Albanians including former Kosovo Liberation Army fighters burnt down

3977-452: The 2014–2016 Medium-term Budgetary Framework, the municipality of Vushtrri has planned a significant increase of its budget in the next three years. Compared to 2013, when the municipality budget was about € 12.6 million, in 2014 the budget was set at approximately € 13.4 million. The central government grant was € 11.7 million, while local revenue was € 1.6 million. Thirty-five percent of Vushtrri respondents reported that they had visited

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4074-461: The Albanian movements from establishing their rule over Kosovo. In 1912 during the Balkan Wars , most of eastern Kosovo was taken by the Kingdom of Serbia , while the Kingdom of Montenegro took western Kosovo, which a majority of its inhabitants call "the plateau of Dukagjin" ( Rrafshi i Dukagjinit ) and the Serbs call Metohija (Метохија), a Greek word meant for the landed dependencies of

4171-468: The Albanian origin. Drenica is located in the center of what is today Kosovo , in the western part of the region itself of Kosovo. It is sometimes regarded as a region in its own right. Drenica is divided into Upper Drenica, also called Red Drenica and Lower Drenica, also called Pasha's Drenica. The highest mountains in the region are Mount Caraleva (1,177m) and Mount Çiçavica (1,091m). Between 1246 and 1255, Stefan Uroš I had reported Albanian toponyms in

4268-530: The Albanians of Drenica resisted Yugoslav control after the Yugoslav partisans committed many atrocities against the locals, began on 22 January and ended on 18 February. This began when 75 well-known Drenica Albanians were killed by having their heads bashed in by sledgehammers, and were then thrown into a large ditch - the whole Drenica region, at this time numbering around 35,000 inhabitants, rose in revolt as

4365-465: The Drenica region. 42°33′31″N 20°48′45″E  /  42.55861°N 20.81250°E  / 42.55861; 20.81250 Kosovo Albanians The Albanians of Kosovo ( Albanian : Shqiptarët e Kosovës , pronounced [ʃcipˈtaɾət ɛ kɔˈsɔvəs] ), also commonly called Kosovo Albanians , Kosovan Albanians or Kosovars (Albanian: Kosovarët ), constitute the largest ethnic group in Kosovo . Kosovo Albanians belong to

4462-597: The Drenica valley. A chrysobull of the Serbian Tsar Stefan Dušan that was given to the Monastery of Saint Mihail and Gavril in Prizren between the years of 1348–1353 states the presence of Albanians in the Plains of Dukagjin , the vicinity of Prizren and in the villages of Drenica. In the 14th century in two chrysobulls or decrees by Serbian rulers, villages of Albanians alongside Vlachs are cited in

4559-452: The Drenica valley. A chrisobull of the Serbian Tsar Stefan Dušan that was given to the Monastery of Saint Mihail and Gavril in Prizren between the years of 1348-1353 states the presence of Albanians in the Plains of Dukagjin , the vicinity of Prizren and in the villages of Drenica. Draškovina was the name of a medieval Serbian župa (county) that included parts of Dukagjini and northern Drenica. The area of Kosovo, including Drenica,

4656-563: The Kingdom of the Netherlands have given their support as well since 2003 and 2008 respectively. Farmers of this area are also well known for livestock production including cattle, sheep, poultry and others. The municipality of Vushtrri possesses nearly 600 hectares (1,500 acres) of arable land, meadows and pastures, as public property. There are 16,954 hectares (41,890 acres) of arable land and 13,664 hectares (33,760 acres) of forests in

4753-706: The League of the Socialists of Serbia. Soon afterwards, as approved by the Assembly in 1990, the autonomy of Kosovo was revoked, and the pre-1974 status reinstated. Milošević, however, did not remove Kosovo's seat from the Federal Presidency, but he installed his own supporters in that seat, so he could gain power in the Federal government. After Slovenia 's secession from Yugoslavia in 1991, Milošević used

4850-569: The Ministry of Trade and Industry, 45.36% of businesses are engaged in commerce, 19% in transportation and telecommunication, 9% in offering services like hotels and restaurants. Retail activity is concentrated mainly in the city center, on the roads "Deshmoret e Kombit" and "Skenderbeu", while major markets are scattered on the outskirts of town, on the Vushtrri–Pristina highway. Hotels, bars, and fast food restaurants are mainly concentrated in

4947-564: The Ottoman Sultan 's visit to Kosovo in June 1911. The aim of the League of Prizren was to unite the four Albanian-inhabited Vilayets by merging the majority of Albanian inhabitants within the Ottoman Empire into one Albanian vilayet . However at that time Serbs consisted about 25% of the whole Vilayet of Kosovo 's overall population and were opposing the Albanian aims along with Turks and other Slavs in Kosovo, which prevented

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5044-626: The Ottomans were hesitating to do that. Western Powers put pressure to the Ottomans and in 1881, the Ottoman Army started the fighting against Albanians. The Prizren League created a Provisional Government with a President, Prime Minister (Ymer Prizreni) and Ministries of War (Sylejman Vokshi) and Foreign Ministry (Abdyl Frashëri). After three years of war, the Albanians were defeated. Many of the leaders were executed and imprisoned. In 1910, an Albanian uprising spread from Pristina and lasted until

5141-487: The Public Administration was efficient or very efficient in issuing all of the following documents: passports (87%), ID cards (90%), vehicle registration documents (79%), driver's licenses (84%), building permits (73%), business licenses (70%), marriage, birth, and death certificates (87%), and Social Assistance cards (69%). KMS 2012 data showed that the share of Vushtrri residents who were satisfied with

5238-530: The Serbian Orthodox Church of Saint Elijah and attacked members of the local Ashkali community. The UNMIK and KFOR failure to respond to repeated calls to help from the Ashkali community resulted in 69 homes being burnt down. Vushtrri is located in the north-east of Kosovo . Vushtrri is surrounded by Mitrovica in the north, Podujevë in the east, Obiliq in the south, Drenas in

5335-529: The agreement ended the three-year-long Bosnian War . After the Bosnian War, the KLA began staging ambushes of Serb patrols as well as killing policemen, as they sought to capitalize on popular resentment among Kosovan Albanians against the Serbian regime. From 1996 onwards, the KLA took responsibility for the attacks it committed. The KLA grew to a few hundred Albanians who attacked police stations and wounded many police officers from 1996–1997. Following

5432-512: The area was massively depopulated during this period nor massively settled by another population from outside Ottoman records indicate that during the 15th and 16th century, the Hasi region, which was part of the Nahiya of Hasi, was inhabited almost entirely by Albanians. Ottoman records from the 15th century show western Kosovo had a large native Albanian population. And further research indicates

5529-419: The area, which will help to improve conditions for business activities, especially manufacturing. The Vushtrri municipal assembly, during its session on March 27, 2008, decided to create an Industrial Zone of common interest in the zones of Banjskë, Tarazhë, Bukosh and Gracë. The Vushtrri municipal assembly is also in the process of taking a decision to create a business zone in the village of Lumadh. While

5626-534: The average European level. In 2013, 1,300 hectares (3,200 acres) of plants were cultivated with potatoes, with an average of 30 tonnes per hectare (12 long ton/acre; 13 short ton/acre). This means over 39,000 tonnes (38,000 long tons; 43,000 short tons) of potatoes were produced in 2013. The best farmers of the city produced up to 60 tonnes per hectare (24 long ton/acre; 27 short ton/acre) and in some cases even more. The biggest potato cultivation companies are Pestova, Agro Vini and Unikorsum. Pestova as

5723-1080: The capacity to solve the problems in their municipality. The share of those who believed that only the central government can solve these problems was equal to Kosovo's average of 15%. The satisfaction level of Vushtrri residents with local authorities was slightly higher than Kosovo's average. While their satisfaction level was significantly lower for most of the public goods and services, the residents of Vushtrri were more satisfied with public procurement and tenders, protection of cultural heritage, nature and species conservation, management of public spaces (availability and usability of parks and squares, street lighting, and environmental protection), public parking (safety, availability, signage, and location) and sidewalks (availability, usability, and condition) compared to Kosovo's averages. The residents of Vushtrri were mostly satisfied with access to and quality of education in preschools, primary schools, and secondary schools, emergency services (firefighting and medical emergency services), and Kosovo Police. The lowest satisfaction level

5820-618: The castle of the Branković dynasty where they received deputies and issued charters. During this time, Vushtrri was a market town and home to many merchants and businessmen hailing from the Republic of Ragusa . In 1439, the town fell to the Ottoman Empire. In 1487, Albanian toponyms, such as Shalc , Kuçiq and Guri i Kuq are mentioned in the Nahija of Vushtrri. According to historian Oliver Jens Schmitt, Vushtrri in 1486/87 already had

5917-569: The center of the city, principally in the "Sheshi i lirise" and "Adem Jashari" streets. With the drafting of the Municipal Development Plan (2009–2014+), both sides of the highway are designated as places where businesses can be developed at a distance of 100 metres (330 ft). There are also plans to construct an industrial area in a place called Lumadh, in an area of 14.9 hectares (37 acres) where € 1.6 million will be invested along with donors to complete infrastructure for

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6014-425: The city is its cultural and historic monuments. The city's castle, stone bridge, public bath and fountain were built centuries ago and are the biggest attractions of the city. Vushtrri has a total area of 345 km (133 sq mi), and the density of population is 202/km . The area accounts for approximately 3.2% of the total territory of Kosovo. In antiquity, Vushtrri may have been known as Viciana . When

6111-475: The coming years. The education grant for 2014 is decreased by 2.66% comparing to the past year, while the health grant for 2014 is planned to be over € 1,500,000. The municipality's local revenues decreased from 2011 to 2012. The annual decrease rate was 7.18%. According to the development plan, during 2014–2016 it is expected that own source revenues will increase by approximately 3.66%. Vushtrri finished its so-called emergency phase investment program, starting

6208-482: The defter. In the defter of 1485 which covered the Gjakova region of Western Kosovo, half of the villages had Albanian names or a mixture of Slavic-Albanian names. During Stefan Dusan's reign, Albanian Catholics in Kosovo were forcibly converted into Orthodoxy, many others were expelled, and Catholic churches were converted into Orthodox ones. The Ottomans defters of 15th and 16th century also recorded new arrivals into Kosovo and abandoned places. Nothing indicates

6305-646: The estimation in the year 2000, there were between 1,584,000 and 1,733,600 Albanians in Kosovo or 88% of population; as of 2011, their population share is 92.93%. Toponymical evidence suggests that Albanian was spoken in western and eastern Kosovo and the Niš region before the Migration Period . In this era, Albanian in Kosovo was in linguistic contact with Eastern Romance which was presumably spoken in contemporary eastern Serbia and Macedonia. Between 1246 and 1255, Stefan Uroš I had reported Albanian toponyms in

6402-533: The ethnic Albanian sub-group of Ghegs , who inhabit the north of Albania , north of the Shkumbin river, Kosovo, southern Serbia , and western parts of North Macedonia . They speak Gheg Albanian , more specifically the Northwestern and Northeastern Gheg variants. According to the 1991 Yugoslav census, boycotted by Albanians , there were 1,596,072 ethnic Albanians in Kosovo or 81.6% of population. By

6499-623: The first as being between the White Drin and Lim rivers (1330), and in the second (1348) a total of nine Albanian villages are cited within the vicinity of Prizren. Toponyms such as Arbanaška and Đjake shows an Albanian presence in the Toplica and Southern Morava regions (located north-east of contemporary Kosovo) since the Late Middle Ages. The Albanian villages Ujmir and Gjonaj are mentioned in Serbian scriptures from

6596-856: The formation of mountain cults - particularly forest cults - which survived in Albanian culture as evidence of past pagan Balkanic beliefs. The forms in which it survived include the holding of a kuvend (meaning ‘convention’ in the Albanian Kanun ) - which functioned as a regulated form of parliament in Albanian society - in certain places like Lisi i Kullës (tree of the Kulla ) and Murrizi (Hawthorn) in Obri of Drenica, and Lisi i Gjatë (the tall tree) in Kotorr, and Gjashtë Lisat (six trees) in Likoshan of Drenica. There are several Thaçi tribal families in

6693-414: The highest governmental titles—President and Premier and a seat in the Federal Presidency, which made it a de facto Socialist Republic within the Federation, but remaining as a Socialist Autonomous Region within the Socialist Republic of Serbia. Serbo-Croat and Albanian were defined official on the provincial level marking the two largest linguistic Kosovan groups: Serbs and Albanians. The word Metohija

6790-410: The land quality is poor, the surface area is estimated at 14.86 ha (36.7 acres), and is owned by the municipality. The designated site for the business park is Lumadh-Vushtrri. The project was developed and submitted to the Ministry of Trade and Industry. The municipality of Vushtrri lies between two regional centers, Pristina and Mitrovica. This enables access to these two big markets. According to

6887-458: The months of July and August (20˚C), while the lowest temperatures are in January (-1˚C). The annual average temperature is about 10.1˚C. The annual average rate of air humidity is 77.2%. Average annual precipitation is about 646 mm. The municipality of Vushtrri has 67 villages. The total number of residents of the municipality is 69,870. Approximately 25,000 people live in urban areas, while 45,000 live in rural areas. The density of population

6984-433: The municipal office during the previous 12 months to request a document (such as a birth certificate or a building permit) or a service. A slightly higher proportion than Kosovo's average (84% compared to 82%) reported that their request was fulfilled, whereas 6% reported that they were only sometimes provided with the requested document or service. Higher percentages of Vushtrri residents compared to Kosovo's averages said that

7081-405: The municipality's official data, the number of employed people in specific sectors is: This data only includes administration employees, while other public institutions, households, hospital, schools, police, prison, etc., are not included. The total number of employed people in Vushtrri is approximately 16,000. Major employers in Vushtrri include: One of the main economic activities in Vushtrri

7178-653: The only country to recognize it was Albania. With an 87% turnout, 99.88% voted for Kosovo to be independent. The non-Albanian population, at the time comprising 10% of Kosovo's population, refused to vote since they considered the referendum to be illegal. In 1992–1993, ethnic Albanians created the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). In 1995, the Dayton Agreement was signed in Dayton, Ohio . Finalized on 21 November 1995 and signed on 10 December 1995,

7275-417: The past few years 600 capital investment projects, worth more than €50 million, were implemented. The municipality has planned significant amounts of money to spend in capital investments in the next years. These investments will take place in building inter-municipal roads, water supply and sanitation infrastructure. Vushtrri has 303.45 km (188.56 mi) of roads, of which nearly 90% are asphalted. Of

7372-696: The previous eight years. The end of the major Kacak resistance came when Yugoslav government helped Ahmed Zogu to return to power in Tirana in December 1924, in exchange for his suppressing the Committee for the National Defence of Kosovo. During World War II , Drenica was among the many regions of Kosovo where Serb settlers were subjected to persecution by Albanian paramilitaries, including expulsions and murders. The Drenica Uprising of 1945, in which

7469-453: The region during 1660 referred to the western and central part of what is today Kosovo as Arnavudluk and described the town of Vushtrri 's inhabitants as having knowledge of Albanian or Turkish with few speakers of Slavic languages. A large number of Albanians alongside smaller numbers of urban Turks (with some being of Albanian origin) were expelled and/or fled from what is now contemporary southern Serbia (Toplica and Morava regions) during

7566-571: The region. Other than Devič, in this region there were many other Serbian orthodox monasteries, so Drenica was often called second Serbian Holy Mountain . During the Ottoman period, the monastery of Devič was protected by local Albanian Muslims on whose territory Devič was situated on. During the Interwar Period, disaffected Kosovar Albanians formed a ' Committee for the National Defence of Kosovo ' in Shkodër in 1918, their main demand being

7663-446: The seat to obtain dominance over the Federal government, outvoting his opponents. Many Albanians organized a peaceful active resistance movement, following the job losses suffered by some of them, while other, more radical and nationalistic oriented Albanians, started violent purges of the non-Albanian residents of Kosovo. On 2 July 1990, an unconstitutional ethnic Albanian parliament declared Kosovo an independent country, although this

7760-448: The situation and people were involved in tasks such as the operation of mobile kitchens and gathering financial aid. Many Albanians in Kosovo have opened their homes to people displaced by the earthquake. There is a large Kosovo Albanian diaspora in central Europe. Culturally, Albanians in Kosovo are very closely related to Albanians in Albania. Traditions and customs differ even from town to town in Kosovo itself. The spoken dialect

7857-587: The south-west and Skenderaj to the west. The municipality of Vushtrri has 67 villages. The lowest point is 508 m (1,667 ft) above sea level, near the place where the river Smrekonica flows into the Sitnica river. The highest point in the territory is 1,380 m (4,530 ft) at the Maja e Zezë peak, in the south of Bare village. The valley territories surround the Sitnica river, which runs from north to south, reaching its maximum width before it merges with

7954-431: The territory of Vushtrri. Agribusiness in the city is developed generally by the private sector. Vushtrri continues to be financed mostly by government funding, which will be approximately 87% of the total budget of the municipality in the next three years. The government grant dedicated to municipality of Vushtrri was increased by 21% from 2013 to 2014. It is predicted that this grant will be raised by 3.5% each year, in

8051-618: The towns in Eastern Kosovo had a large Muslim Albanian population prior to the Austrian-Ottoman wars of 1690 and research shows the towns lost their population considerably due to the wars. During the 18th century and onwards there were also movements of people within these Albanian inhabited territories (Nish, Macedonia, Kosovo, Albania) Kosovo was part of the Ottoman Empire from 1455 to 1912, at first as part of

8148-519: The villages and eight health clinics. The mayor of the Vushtrri municipality is Ferit Idrizi, who is part of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK). He was elected in the 2021 local elections for the first consecutive term. The municipality assembly consists of 35 members from nine political parties and an independent member of assembly, and its chairman is Nasuf Aliu. The executive of the municipality consists of 12 departments. According to

8245-460: The war, the factory produced nickel and ore . After the Albanian workers were laid off or expelled, it was also used as a barracks and a fire base , in which cannons and rockets were fired against KLA positions. The plant was bombed by NATO forces on April 29, 1999, causing an unknown number of casualties and extensive damage. The gradual development of animistic and pagan beliefs in certain stages of ancient Balkanic culture would result in

8342-544: The work of Hasan Prishtina, the school opened its doors for girls education as well. There were 25 girls in the first mixed intake. Emin Efendi Hoti was the first teacher at the school. The High School of Economics was opened in June 1961 to fulfill the need for financial and accounting professionals. The gymnasium in Vushtrri opened in 1963–1964. In 1983, the city's first kindergarten was established. This institution included children from 1 to 6 years. Its first principal

8439-548: The work of their Mayor, Municipal Assembly, and Municipal Administration was lower than Kosovo's average: 67% of Vushtrri residents compared to 69% of Albanians on average were satisfied with the work of their Mayor; 49% compared to 63% of Albanians with the work of their Municipal Assembly; and 45% compared to 64% of Albanians with the work of the Municipal Administration. A relatively high share (65%) of Vushtrri residents believed that their local authorities had

8536-479: Was Feride Hyseni. Today, the kindergarten has 166 children. Preschool education is organized in preschool classes (children aged 5–6) within the primary schools, to get the children ready for school. The number of children in preschool education in Vushtrri is 489. There are 47 primary schools (classes from 1 to 5) and secondary schools (classes from 6 to 9) in the municipality of Vushtrri. There are 12,209 students in 548 classes in these schools, with 661 teachers and

8633-648: Was a time of persecution of the Kosovar Albanians. Kosovo was split into four counties—three being a part of official Serbia: Zvečan, Kosovo and southern Metohija; and one in Montenegro: northern Metohija. However, the new administration system since 26 April 1922 split Kosovo among three Regions in the Kingdom: Kosovo, Rascia and Zeta . In 1929 the Kingdom was transformed into the Kingdom of Yugoslavia . The territories of Kosovo were split among

8730-652: Was also removed from the title in 1974 leaving the simple short form, Kosovo . In the 1970s, an Albanian nationalist movement pursued full recognition of the Province of Kosovo as another Republic within the Federation, while the most extreme elements aimed for full-scale independence. Tito's government dealt with the situation swiftly, but only giving it a temporary solution. In 1981 the Kosovar Albanian students organised protests seeking that Kosovo become

8827-609: Was held in Rambouillet , France later that spring and resulted in a proposed peace agreement, called the Rambouillet Agreement , which was accepted by the ethnic Albanian side but rejected by the Yugoslav government. The failure of the talks at Rambouillet resulted in a NATO air campaign against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia lasting from 24 March to 10 June when the Yugoslav authorities signed

8924-578: Was made on technical matters, both parties remained diametrically opposed on the question of status itself. In February 2007, Ahtisaari delivered a draft status settlement proposal to leaders in Belgrade and Pristina, the basis for a draft UN Security Council Resolution that proposes 'supervised independence' for the province. As of early July 2007 the draft resolution, which is backed by the United States, United Kingdom and other European members of

9021-657: Was not recognized by the Government since the ethnic Albanians refused to register themselves as legal citizens of Yugoslavia. In September of that year, the ethnic Albanian parliament, meeting in secrecy in the town of Kačanik , adopted the Constitution of the Republic of Kosova . A year later, the Parliament organized the 1991 Kosovan independence referendum , which was observed by international organisations, but

9118-577: Was part of Vuk Branković 's territory during the fall of the Serbian Empire . Drenica was first mentioned as a župa at the end of the Middle Ages. It was mentioned in 1413, when Đurađ Branković , his mother Mara , and brothers Đurađ and Lazar , endowed the village of Dobroševce to the Monastery of Saint Paul of Mount Athos . Despot Đurađ Branković (1427–1456) founded the Devič monastery in

9215-546: Was reconstructed on the initiative of the United Arab Emirates, who financially helped the improvement of the building and the purchase of new equipment and appliances. The reconstruction started in 2001. This hospital treats patients from Vushtrri and the region. The hospital provides services in sectors including emergency care, stomatology , vaccination, diagnostics, and pharmacy. In the municipality of Vushtrri there are also eight other family health centers in

9312-478: Was recorded for electricity supply, the supply of medicines and medical supplies in hospitals and family medical centers, and cultural, youth, and sports activities. Vushtrri is a city with sustainable economic development, thanks to good-quality arable land that offers favorable conditions for cultivating many agricultural crops. Vushtrri is the leader in the growing of potatoes in Kosovo. In Vushtrri there are 2641 registered businesses. Based on official data from

9409-787: Was the first time Kosovo came to exist with its present boundaries. After Yugoslavia's name changed to the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Serbia's to the Socialist Republic of Serbia in 1963, the Autonomous Region of Kosovo was raised to the level of Autonomous Province (which Vojvodina had had since 1946) and gained inner autonomy in the 1960s. In the 1974 constitution , the Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo's government received higher powers, including

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