Obiliq
Obilić | |
|---|---|
Municipality and city | |
| Обилић (Obilić) Obiliq (Kastrioti) | |
 Main street in Obilić looking towards Kosovo A | |
| Country | Kosovo |
| Government | |
| Population | |
| • Total | 30,000 (municipality) |
| As of 2008[1] | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | +381 38 |
| Website | Municipality of Obilić |
Obilić (Albanian: Obiliq or Kastriot; Serbian: Обилић, Obilić) is a town and municipality in central Kosovo[a], belonging to the Pristina district. The municipality includes the town of Obilić and 19 villages, with a total population of approximately 30,000.[1]
The municipality is located immediately north-west of Pristina on the main road to Kosovska Mitrovica. It was created in 1989, prior to which it formed part of Pristina municipality.[1]
Name
The Serbian name for the town, Obilić, refers to Miloš Obilić who is regarded as a Serbian hero of the 1389 Battle of Kosovo, during which he killed the Ottoman Sultan Murad I.
The Albanian name for the town, Kastriot, refers to Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg, the national hero of the Albanian people, who lived during the time period of the Second Battle of Kosovo (1448). Skanderbeg was supposed to join the Hungarian-led Catholic coalition under John Hunyadi, but was intercepted by the Ottoman vassal Đurađ Branković of Serbia and was delayed from reaching the battlefield.[2]
Demographics
In 1991, the municipality had a population of 31,627, including 66.31% Albanians, 18.69% Serbs and Montenegrins, 1.10% Muslims by nationality, etc.[citation needed]
As of 2008 the municipality has a population of approximately 30,000. The majority -some 25,000- are Kosovo Albanian; the minorities include some 3,400 Kosovo Serbs, 550 Roma, 300 Ashkali, 70 Bosnian Serbs and others.[1]
Notes and references
Notes:
| a. | ^ Template:Kosovo-note |
References:
- ^ a b c d OSCE Mission in Kosovo: Municipal profile of Obilić, April 2008. – Retrieved on 30 October 2008.
- ^ Malcolm, Noel. Kosovo: A Short History
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