Obiliq
Obilić
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Town and municipality | |
Coordinates: 42°41′N 21°04′E / 42.683°N 21.067°E | |
Country | Kosovo[a] |
District | District of Pristina |
Municipality | 1989 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Xhafer Gashi |
• Municipal | 105 km2 (41 sq mi) |
Elevation | 526 m (1,726 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Urban | 6,864 |
• Municipal | 21,549 |
• Municipal density | 210/km2 (530/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 15000 |
Area code | +383 38 |
Car plates | 01 |
Website | kk |
Obilić (Serbian Cyrillic: Обилић), or Obiliq or Kastriot (Albanian: Obiliqi or Kastrioti), is a town and municipality located in the Pristina District of Kosovo[a]. According to the 2011 census, the town of Obilić has 6,864 inhabitants, while the municipality has 21,549 inhabitants. The municipality includes the town of Obilić and 19 villages.[1]
The municipality is located immediately north-west of Pristina on the main road to Mitrovica. It was created in 1989, prior to which it formed part of Pristina municipality.[1]
Name
The name for the town, Obilić, refers to Serbian national hero Miloš Obilić who killed the Ottoman Sultan Murad I at the Battle of Kosovo (1389). In Albanian, the town is known as Obiliq (a transliteration of the Serbian name), while an alternative name (used by Albanian nationalists[2]) was coined by the Albanological Institute, Kastriot, after Albanian national hero George Kastrioti Skanderbeg (1405–1468).[3][4] It was prior to 1912 known as Globoderica (Глободерица).
Economy
There are three coal mines operating on the territory of Obilić: Belaćevac, Miraš and Sibovc. These mines are of tremendous value for Kosovo's economy and energy sector, as more than 97% of Kosovo's annual electricity production comes from there, with coal being the main resource for the power plants. There are two power plants operating on the territory of Obilić which combined produce:
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1948 | 9,228 | — |
1953 | 10,971 | +3.52% |
1961 | 14,899 | +3.90% |
1971 | 21,188 | +3.58% |
1981 | 26,595 | +2.30% |
1991 | 31,627 | +1.75% |
2011 | 21,549 | −1.90% |
2016 est. | 19,165 | −2.32% |
Source: Division of Kosovo |
According to the 2011 census, the municipality had a population of 21,548 inhabitants.
The ethnic composition of the town of Obilić:[5][6][7]
Ethnic group | 1961 census | 1981 census | 2011 census |
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Serbs | 1,778 | 2,828 | 0 |
Albanians | 1,434 | 3,289 | 6,627 |
Montenegrins | 248 | 466 | 0 |
Others | 77 | 2,349 | 227 |
Total | 3,646 | 8,769 | 6,846 |
Ethnic groups
The majority of the municipality is formed of Kosovo Albanians, with minorities of Kosovo Serbs, Roma, Ashkali, Bosniaks and others.
Gallery
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Kosovo power plant in Obilić
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Landscape of Obilić with power station
Notes and references
Notes:
References:
- ^ a b OSCE Mission in Kosovo: Municipal profile of Obilić Archived June 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, April 2008. – Retrieved on 30 October 2008.
- ^ Andreas Wittkowsky (2011). Grand Hotel Kosovo: Schlaglichter einer europäischen Staatsbildung. LIT Verlag Münster. p. 69. ISBN 978-3-643-11425-9.
- ^ Saskia Drude (2008). Hundert Wochen Kosovo: Alltag in einem unfertigen Land. Karin Fischer Verlag. p. 99. ISBN 978-3-89514-836-1.
- ^ Jean-Arnault Dérens (2006). Kosovo: année zéro. Editions Paris-Méditerranée. p. 31. ISBN 978-2-84272-248-7.
- ^ Национални састав становништва ФНР Југославије 1961. године pod2.stat.gov.rs
- ^ Национални састав становништва СФР Југославије 1981. године pod2.stat.gov.rs
- ^ Етнички састав становништва Косова и Метохије 2011. године pop-stat.mashke.org Template:Ал