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Malisheva

Coordinates: 42°28′58″N 20°44′45″E / 42.48278°N 20.74583°E / 42.48278; 20.74583
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Mališevo
Municipality
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Mališevo is located in Kosovo
Mališevo
Mališevo
Location in Kosovo
Coordinates: 42°28′58″N 20°44′45″E / 42.48278°N 20.74583°E / 42.48278; 20.74583
CountryKosovo[a]
DistrictDistrict of Prizren
Government
 • MayorReqip Beqaj [1]
Area
 • Total
306 km2 (118 sq mi)
Elevation
538 m (1,765 ft)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total
56,889
 • Density190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
24000
Area code+381
Car plates04
WebsiteMunicipality of Mališevo

Template:Distinguish2 Mališevo or Malishevë (Albanian Malishevë or Malisheva; Template:Lang-sr) is a town and municipality in the Prizren District of central Kosovo.[a] The town itself has approximately 2,300 inhabitants while the municipality has an estimated 56,889 inhabitants.

History

The population of the town has historically been predominantly ethnic Albanian. The town was largely destroyed by Serbian forces in 1998. Town residents only returned following the 1998 withdrawal of Serbian paramilitary police and military, in response to international pressures.[2]

The town became a stronghold for the ethnically Albanian Kosovo Liberation Army during the Kosovo War in 1999. The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) formally re-established the municipality of Mališevo in July 2000. During the war, a number of atrocities were committed by both Albanian and Yugoslav forces. One such incident occurred in Mališevo, the execution of no fewer than seven Serbian men, named the Mališevo Massacre. The UN-run Office on Missing Persons and Forensics began the excavations at the site in May 2005.

Demographics

Ethnic Composition, Including IDPs
Year/Population Albanians  % Roma  % Total
January 1999 60,411 N/A 45 60,456
February 2005 65,500 99.9 20 0.01 App. 65,520
Ref: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe[1])

See also

Notes and references

Notes:

  1. ^ a b Template:Kosovo-note

References

  1. ^ http://kk.rks-gov.net/malisheve/Municipality/President.aspx
  2. ^ Julius Strauss, "Albanian refugees nervously return to their Kosovo homes as Serbian troops pull out". Daily Telegraph via the National Post, October 28, 1998, p. A12.

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42°28′58″N 20°44′45″E / 42.48278°N 20.74583°E / 42.48278; 20.74583

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