Zvečan
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| Location in Kosovo | |
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| General Information | |
| Mayor | Dragiša Milović |
| Land area | 104 |
| Altitude | ? |
| Population (2006) | 16,600 |
| Population density (2006) | 204 |
| Coordinates | |
| Postal code: | 43000 |
| Area code | +381 290 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 |
| Website | n/a |
Zvečan (Serbian: Звечан or Zvečan ; Albanian: Zveçan or Zveçani) is a town and municipality in the Mitrovica District of northern Kosovo, a Serbian province under UN administration. According to 2006 estimates, the municipality of Zvečan had a population of 16,600 people.
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[edit] History
The town of Zvečan is located near Kosovska Mitrovica. It was mentioned for the first time in connection with the border clashes between the Serbs and Byzantines between 1091 and 1094. There is also an inscription that Stephen Nemanja, after the victory over the Byzantines in 1170, ordered that a prayer for the successful outcome of the battle be held in the church of St. George at Zvečan.
On the highest spot, i.e. the Upper Town, there are remains of the church of St. George, cistern and the main octagonal tower. The ramparts of this part of the fort are reinforced by massive towers. The main entrance to the town was on the western side.
[edit] Demographics
In November 2005, it was estimated that the municipality was 95% Kosovo Serb, with only 4 Kosovo Albanian families in the area.
About 4,000 Kosovo Serbs are located in the municipality as Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) as well as 250 Croatian refugees.
| Ethnic Composition, Including IDPs | |||||||||||||
| Year/Population | Albanians | % | Serbs | % | Others | % | IDP | % | Total | ||||
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| 1991 | 1,934 | 19.3 | 7,591 | 75.7 | 554 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10,030 | ||||
| January 1999 | 2,261 | 24.5 | 6,825 | 73.9 | 146 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 9,229 | ||||
| Current figure | 350 | 2.1 | 12,050 | 72.6 | 250 | 1.5 | 4,200 | 25.3 | 16,600 | ||||
| Ref: OSCE - [1] | |||||||||||||
[edit] Culture
In Zvečan is situated the Faculty of Arts of Priština, part of the University of Priština at Kosovska Mitrovica.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Profile of Zvečan/Zveçan
- SOK Kosovo and its population
- The Faculty of Arts of Priština
- Report by the European Stability Initiative (ESI): A post-industrial future? Economy and society in Mitrovica and Zvecan
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