North Mitrovica
North Mitrovica | |
|---|---|
Municipality and city | |
| Template:Lang-sq Template:Lang-sr (Северна Митровица) | |
 Church in North Mitrovica. | |
| Country | Kosovo[a] |
| District | District of Mitrovica |
| Established | 2013 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Goran Rakić |
| Area | |
• Total | 11 km2 (4 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Estimate (2014) | 29,460 |
| • Density | 2,678/km2 (6,940/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | +381 28 |
| Car plates | 02 |
| Website | Official Website |
North Mitrovica or North Kosovska Mitrovica (Template:Lang-sq, Template:Lang-sr) is a municipality in Northern Kosovo established in 2013,[1][2] the settlement is part of the city of Mitrovica, divided by the Ibar river (and the river bridge). The separation came as a result of the North Kosovo crisis. It is the administrative centre of the Association of Serb municipalities, which is expected to be formed in 2015.
Since most municipalities in the north boycotted the 2011 Kosovo census, the exact population is unknown.[3] However, according to a report by the OSCE mission in Kosovo, North Mitrovica's total population is 29,460,[4] with the following ethnic composition: 76.6% Serbs, 16.6% Albanians and 6.8% others, including Bosniaks, Roma, Gorani and Turks.
Name
The northern part of Mitrovica (; formerly "Kosovska Mitrovica") was commonly referred to as "North(ern) Kosovska Mitrovica" (Template:Lang-sr), however, as of late, the northern part is referred to as simply North Mitrovica (Template:Lang-al, sr. Северна Митровица).
Geography
History
The city was officially part of Mitrovica, until its official separation in 2013. The separation came as a result of the North Kosovo crisis, following Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia in 2008. The municipality was recognized by the Government of Kosovo in 2013 before the Kosovo local elections.
The city served as the de facto capital of the North Kosovo region which refused to work with the institutions of the Republic of Kosovo. Therefore, local Serbs formed the Assembly of Community of Municipalities, supported only by Serbia. However, with the signing of the 2013 Brussels Agreement between the governments of Kosovo and Serbia, Serbia officially dropped its support for the assembly, agreeing to create a new Community of Serb municipalities, an association of municipalities with Serb majorities in Kosovo.[5] Its assembly will have no legislative authority and the judicial authorities will be integrated and operate within the Kosovo legal framework.[6]
Culture and education
North Mitrovica currently represents the most important political, cultural, educational and health centres for Serbs in Kosovo. It is the largest urban area in Kosovo where Serbs are the ethnic majority. The University of Pristina is located in the area, having relocated from Pristina to Mitrovica during the Kosovo War. It is one of very few Serbian-speaking academic institutions in Kosovo.[citation needed] In 2013, after November elections in Kosovo, North Mitrovica officially became a separate municipality.[7]
Sport
The FK Partizan Kosovska Mitrovica, FK Trepca Sever and Rudar Kosovska Mitrovica are football clubs that are located in this part of the city. FK Partizan has merged with FK Trepca. Currently FK Trepca plays in Serbian fourth rank Morava Zone League while FK Rudar Kosovska MItrovica plays in Football First League of North Kosovo.
Notable people
- Aleksandar Čanović, Serbian football player.
- Nikola Lazetić, former Serbian football player.
- Žarko Lazetić, former Serbian football player.
- Milan Biševac, Serbian international Football player.
- Miloš Krasić, Serbian international Football player.
- Darko Spalević, former Serbian football player.
- Borislav Stevanović, former Serbian football player
- Stevan Stojanović, former Serbian football player, who won the European Cup with Red Star in 1991.
- Nevena Božović, Serbian singer
See also
Annotations
References
- ^ "2013 Elections in Kosovo: North Mitrovica, a separate municipality". KQZ-Ks.
- ^ "2013 Kosovo Elections (Page 38): North Mitrovica" (PDF).
- ^ Karadaku, Linda. "Kosovo completes 2011 census without data from north". SETimes.com. Southeast Europe Times. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- ^ "OSCE figures 2014: North Mitrovica". OSCE.
- ^ "Community of Serb Municipalities in Kosovo to be formed". InSerbia News.
- ^ "Brussels Agreement 2013" (PDF).
Key number 10: 'The judicial authorities will be integrated and operate within the Kosovo legal framework...
- ^ "Official website".
