Kačanik
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| Kačanik / Качаник Kaçanik / Kaçaniku |
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| Population (2008) | |
| - Total | 43,000 (municipality) |
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| - Density | 195/km2 (505/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
Kačanik or Kaçanik (Albanian: Kaçanik or Kaçaniku; Serbian: Качаник, Kačanik) is a town and municipality in southern Kosovo[a], in the Uroševac district. The municipality covers an area of 211 km2 (81 sq mi), including the town of Kačanik and 31 villages.[1] It has a population of approximately 43,000. With the exception of eight Roma and 30 Bosniaks[2], the municipality is ethnically homogeneous Kosovo Albanian.[1]
In September 2005 the pilot municipal unit of Đeneral Janković was established within the Kačanik municipality, holding approximately 10,000 out of the 43,000 total inhabitants.[3]
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[edit] History
An epitaph on a tombstone found in one grave from the 2nd century A.D. proves that inhabited localities existed in this region even in Antiquity. This grave was discovered in the early 1980s during the erection of the Shopping Mall in Kačanik, and now the tombstone is housed within the building of the shopping mall.
The town was founded by Koxha Sinan Pasha, who erected the town mosque which exists even today, a public kitchen for the poor (imaret), a school near the mosque, two hane (inns similar to caravanserais), one Turkish bath (hammam), the town fortress and a few mills on the Lepenac river.
Kačanik became known administratively as a town by the end of 16th century, and up to year 1891 it was a part of the Ottoman sanjak (second-level administrative unit) of Üsküb (Skopje), known as "Nahije", which again belonged to the Kosovo Province of the Ottoman Empire. In 1878, Kačanik was intended to become a part of the Principality of Bulgaria according to the Treaty of San Stefano, but per the Treaty of Berlin it was returned to the Ottomans.[4]
[edit] Economy
Considering that through Kačanik runs the main roadway that connects Pristina and Skopje, as well as the railway Kosovo Polje-Thesaloniki (constructed in 1879) Kačanik is an important place and a strategic economic focal point.
The Kačanik municipality is mainly known for the production of construction materials at several area companies. But there are many well cultivated farmlands and areas well suited for the development of farms, apiculture, arboriculture as well as various craftsman and artisans. The area is especially well suited for the development of winter and summer tourism. The area boasts some spectacular views and the downtown is home to a bus station, a small radio station, the remains of a Turkish castle, several streets lined with shops, banks, several large modern restaurants, and a weekly farmers market for produce, livestock and housewares.
Kačanik has an old tradition in private manufactures, especially when it comes to the production of calcareous stone, wood for construction purposes and other services and artisan skills.
[edit] Views of Kačanik
 Kačanik from the east. |
 A view from Rakoc. |
 Kačanik from the west. |
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes and references
Notes:
| a. | ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between Serbia and the local Albanian majority. The Assembly of Kosovo declared its independence on 17 February 2008, a move that is recognised by 62 UN member states and the Republic of China (Taiwan), but not by Serbia, which claims it as part of its sovereign territory. |
References:
- ^ a b OSCE Mission in Kosovo: Municipal profile of Kačanik, April 2008. Retrieved on 23 October 2008.
- ^ OSCE Mission in Kosovo: Municipal profile of Đeneral Janković, April 2008. Retrieved on 23 October 2008.
- ^ OSCE Mission in Kosovo: Municipal profile of Đeneral Janković, April 2008. Retrieved on 23 October 2008.
- ^ Тосева, Катерина (2008-03-03). "Сан Стефано — непостигнатият идеал" (in Bulgarian). News.bg. http://news.ibox.bg/news/id_359346741. Retrieved on 2008-09-16.
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Coordinates: 42°14′48″N 21°15′19″E / 42.24667°N 21.25528°E
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