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Deçan

Coordinates: Template:Xb_type:city 42°32′N 20°17′E / 42.533°N 20.283°E / 42.533; 20.283
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This article is about the city in Kosovo[a]. For the monastery, see Visoki Dečani. For the architectural term, see Decani. For municipality, see Deçan Municipality.
Deçan
Deçan or Deçani (Albanian)
Дечани/Dečani or
Дечане/Dečane (Serbian)
City and municipality
Visoki Dečani Monastery
Visoki Dečani Monastery
Official logo of Deçan
Emblem
Deçan is located in Kosovo
Deçan
Deçan
Coordinates: Template:Xb_type:city 42°32′N 20°17′E / 42.533°N 20.283°E / 42.533; 20.283
CountryKosovo[a]
DistrictDistrict of Gjakova
MunicipalitiesDeçan Municipality
Government
 • MayorBashkim Ramosaj
 • Municipal297 km2 (115 sq mi)
Elevation
550 m (1,800 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Urban
3,803
 • Municipal
40,019
 • Municipal density130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
51000
Area code+383
Car plates03
Websitekk.rks-gov.net/decan

Deçan (Albanian: Deçani), or Dečani or Dečane (Serbian Cyrillic: Дечани, pronounced [dɛ̌t͡ʃani] or Дечане), is a town located in Deçan Municipality in the Gjakova District of Kosovo[a]. According to the 2011 census, the town of Deçan has 3,803 inhabitants, while the municipality has 40,019 inhabitants. Based on the population estimates from the Kosovo Agency of Statistics in 2016, the municipality has 41,641 inhabitants.

It is a mountainous area which borders Montenegro and Albania. There is a total of 36 villages within the municipality. The municipality covers an area of 371 km2.

During the 1998–1999 war, Deçan was one of the strongholds of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and subsequently suffered a large amount of infrastructure destruction by the Serbian police and paramilitary forces. Much reconstruction has taken place with the assistance of the international agencies and support from the Kosovo Albanian diaspora.[citation needed] It is widely known amongst the Serbian population for the Visoki Dečani monastery of the Serbian Orthodox Church.

Geography

Deçan lies in the Prokletije mountain region. It is surrounded by the Beleg Mountain.

Culture

Main article: Culture of Deçan

Notes

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References

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