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Skenderaj
Skenderaj (Albanian definite form: Skënderaji) or Srbica (Serbian Cyrillic: Србица), is a town and municipality located in the district of Mitrovica, Kosovo. According to the 2024 census, the municipality of Skënderaj has 40,664 inhabitants.
It is the largest city in the Drenica geographical region of Kosovo. It is mainly populated by ethnic Albanians. It is the place where the Kosovo War began in 1998, and to which the most damage was done.
Albanians use the name Skenderaj from the name of the Albanian medieval hero, Gjergj Kastrioti - Skanderbeg, while the Serbian name was applied after the First Balkan War as an attempt of Serbianisation the region and the whole of Kosovo.
The settlement is by the Klina river, in the Klina field. It is the main settlement of the Drenica region. The Klina river belongs to the Dukagjin region, while the settlement morphologically and hydrologically gravitates towards the Kosovo region.
The municipality covers an area of 378 km2 (146 sq mi), including the town of Skenderaj and 49 villages.
The village of Runik, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northwest of Skenderaj, is one of the most prominent Neolithic sites in Kosovo to date, contains artefacts from the Starcevo and Vinca cultures. Research was conducted in about 35 private parcels in the Dardania neighborhood of Runik. Starcevo and Vinca pottery fragments dating to 6500-3500 BC have been found at the site. A significant find is a baked-clay ocarina 8 centimetres (3.1 in) in length, known as the Runik ocarina, the oldest musical instrument found in Kosovo to date.
The municipality cadastral area includes several settlements that existed during the Middle Ages, among which some exist still today, such as Liqinë, Polac, Banjë, and others. There are ruins of a church dating to the 14th century in southern Leqinë. The Church of St. Nicholas was built in 1436, in Banjë, as the endowment of Serbian magnate Rodop. The Devič monastery was built in Llausha near Skënderaj in the 15th century, dedicated to the local monk, St. Joanikije (d. 1430). The Church of St. John was built in the 16th century on the ruins of a 14th-century church, in Leqinë; the church is surrounded by an old and large Serbian graveyard with tombs dating to the 17th–19th centuries. A 16th-century church and cemetery is located in Runik.
In 1924, the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes established the new town of Srbica [later renamed Skenderaj] in the Drenica region as part of its colonization policies. State authorities were moved to the town, where new houses were built and distributed to colonists from Montenegro and the Toplica region.[¹] Public buildings were also constructed, including council and court offices, tax and finance administration, a post office, a school, barracks, and other facilities for state officials.
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Skenderaj
Skenderaj (Albanian definite form: Skënderaji) or Srbica (Serbian Cyrillic: Србица), is a town and municipality located in the district of Mitrovica, Kosovo. According to the 2024 census, the municipality of Skënderaj has 40,664 inhabitants.
It is the largest city in the Drenica geographical region of Kosovo. It is mainly populated by ethnic Albanians. It is the place where the Kosovo War began in 1998, and to which the most damage was done.
Albanians use the name Skenderaj from the name of the Albanian medieval hero, Gjergj Kastrioti - Skanderbeg, while the Serbian name was applied after the First Balkan War as an attempt of Serbianisation the region and the whole of Kosovo.
The settlement is by the Klina river, in the Klina field. It is the main settlement of the Drenica region. The Klina river belongs to the Dukagjin region, while the settlement morphologically and hydrologically gravitates towards the Kosovo region.
The municipality covers an area of 378 km2 (146 sq mi), including the town of Skenderaj and 49 villages.
The village of Runik, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northwest of Skenderaj, is one of the most prominent Neolithic sites in Kosovo to date, contains artefacts from the Starcevo and Vinca cultures. Research was conducted in about 35 private parcels in the Dardania neighborhood of Runik. Starcevo and Vinca pottery fragments dating to 6500-3500 BC have been found at the site. A significant find is a baked-clay ocarina 8 centimetres (3.1 in) in length, known as the Runik ocarina, the oldest musical instrument found in Kosovo to date.
The municipality cadastral area includes several settlements that existed during the Middle Ages, among which some exist still today, such as Liqinë, Polac, Banjë, and others. There are ruins of a church dating to the 14th century in southern Leqinë. The Church of St. Nicholas was built in 1436, in Banjë, as the endowment of Serbian magnate Rodop. The Devič monastery was built in Llausha near Skënderaj in the 15th century, dedicated to the local monk, St. Joanikije (d. 1430). The Church of St. John was built in the 16th century on the ruins of a 14th-century church, in Leqinë; the church is surrounded by an old and large Serbian graveyard with tombs dating to the 17th–19th centuries. A 16th-century church and cemetery is located in Runik.
In 1924, the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes established the new town of Srbica [later renamed Skenderaj] in the Drenica region as part of its colonization policies. State authorities were moved to the town, where new houses were built and distributed to colonists from Montenegro and the Toplica region.[¹] Public buildings were also constructed, including council and court offices, tax and finance administration, a post office, a school, barracks, and other facilities for state officials.
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