Kosovo Polje
Kosovo Polje
Fushë Kosovë | |
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Kosovo Polje Fushë Kosovë Location of the municipality of Kosovo Polje within Kosovo Kosovo Polje Fushë Kosovë Kosovo Polje Fushë Kosovë (Europe) | |
| Coordinates: 42°38′N 21°5′E / 42.633°N 21.083°E | |
| Country | Kosovo |
| District | Pristina |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Valon Prebreza (LVV) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 84.09 km2 (32.47 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 543 m (1,781 ft) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Municipality | 63,949 |
| • Rank | 8th in Kosovo |
| • Density | 760.5/km2 (1,970/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 40,962 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 12000 |
| Area code | +383 38 |
| Vehicle registration | 01 |
| Website | fushekosove |
Kosovo Polje (Serbian Cyrillic: Косово Поље, "Kosovo Field") or Fushë Kosova (Albanian indefinite form: Fushë Kosovë) is a city and municipality located in the District of Pristina in Kosovo. The municipality has an area of 84.09 km2 (32.47 sq mi) and in 2024 had 63,949 inhabitants making it the eighth most populous municipality in Kosovo.[1]
History
In the municipality of Kosovo Polje lies the Harilaq Fortress. The fortress has a great archaeological importance, because its roots date back to prehistoric times while its peak development occurred during late Antiquity through the early Byzantine period.
Kosovo Polje was named after the Kosovo Field of the 1389 Battle of Kosovo. The settlement of Kosovo Polje was established in 1921 during the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (see Colonisation of Kosovo).[2]
In the city suburbs there is the Multinational Specialized Unit base. Part of KFOR, the unit is composed entirely by Italian Carabinieri.
Geography
Kosovo Polje is a municipality that lies in the center of the Kosovo Plain, with an area of 84 km2 (32 sq mi) and an altitude of 540 m (1,772 ft) above sea level.[3] The city is situated between Pristina in the east, Obiliq in the north, Gračanica in the south and Drenas in the west.[3] It consists of 16 settlements. It is located in the area of the intersection of roads important for transport, such as the railway connecting Kosovo Polje with Skopje and Mitrovica, which then connects to international roads.[3] Also, it is located at the intersection of important highways. The Pristina International Airport is also located on its territory.[3]
Climate
Kosovo Polje has a medium continental climate.[3] It is located in the Kosovo field, which is in the Ibri plain in the north and in the Llapi plain, in the north-east, open to northern continental climatic influences.[3] Winter is cold, while summer is warm and dry.[3] The Kosovo field, due to limitations with high mountains in the south and west, are deprived of the air masses of the Adriatic Sea and the Aegean Sea.[3] The coldest month is January while the warmest is August.[3]
Demographics
According to the last census of 2024 by the Kosovo Agency of Statistics, municipality had a population of 63,949, with 40,962 living in the urban area.[1] Fushë Kosovë is one of the fastest growing cities in Kosovo due to the proximity with the capital city of Pristina, which is located just a few kilometers away.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1948 | 8,041 | — |
| 1953 | 9,288 | +15.5% |
| 1961 | 12,286 | +32.3% |
| 1971 | 20,889 | +70.0% |
| 1981 | 29,805 | +42.7% |
| 1991 | 35,570 | +19.3% |
| 2011 | 34,827 | −2.1% |
| 2024 | 63,949 | +83.6% |
| Source: [1] | ||
Before the 1999 Kosovo War, the town of Kosovo Polje had 35,570 residents (March 1991), with an ethnic composition of 56.6% Albanian, 23.7% Serb, and 19.6% other communities.[4] The 2011 census recorded 34,827 inhabitants.
The overwhelming majority of the inhabitants are Albanians (91.32%). Other ethnic groups include Ashkali and Balkan Egyptians (5%), Serbs (<1%) and Roma (<1%).[1]
The Albanians of Fushë Kosovë speak the Gheg dialect of the Albanian language.
Economy
There are two magnesium mines operating on the territory of Kosovo Polje: Goleš and Strezovce.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Popullsia sipas gjinisë, etnicitetit dhe vendbanimit" [Population by gender, ethnicity, and place of residence] (PDF) (in Albanian). Pristina: Kosovo Agency of Statistics. July 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Pavlović, Aleksandar. "Prostorni raspored Srba i Crnogoraca kolonizovanih na Kosovo i Metohiju u periodu između 1918. i 1941. godine" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-26.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Plani Lokal i Veprimit në Mjedis 2012/2017" (PDF).
- ^ Brunborg, Helge (14 August 2002). "Report on the size and ethnic composition of the population of Kosovo", p. 9. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
External links
Media related to Fushë Kosova at Wikimedia Commons