Lipljan | |
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Municipality and town | |
Albanian: Lipjan / Lipjani Serbian: Липљан / Lipljan |
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Location in Kosovo | |
Coordinates: 42°32′N 21°06′E / 42.533°N 21.100°E | |
Country | Kosovo[a] |
District | District of Pristina |
Government | |
• Mayor | Imri Ahmeti LDK |
Area | |
• Total | 338 km2 (131 sq mi) |
Elevation | 563 m (1,847 ft) |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 58,373 |
• Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Postal code | 14000 |
Area code(s) | +383 38 |
Car plates | 01 |
Website | kk |
Lipjan (in Albanian: Lipjani) or Lipljan (in Serbian Cyrillic: Липљан) is a city and municipality in the District of Pristina of central Kosovo.[a]
Contents
Name
The name of the town, Lipljan, is derived from the Serbian lipa, "linden tree", referring to the local foliage.[1] The name lipa is often used in South Slavic toponyms.[1] The Roman city of Ulpiana was located near Lipljan and it was named in honor of the Roman Emperor Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus. The neo-Latin form Lypenion for the city occurs for the first time in a Greek text from 1018 AD.
Municipality
- Akllap/Oklap
- Babush i Muhaxherëve/Muhadžer Babuš
- Baicë/Banjica
- Banullë/Bandulić
- Breg i Zi/Crni Breg
- Brus/Brus
- Bujan/Bujance
- Bukovicë/Bukovica
- Divlakë/Divljaka
- Dobrajë e Madhe/Velika Dobranja
- Dobrajë e Vogël/Mala Dobranja
- Dobrotin/Dobratin
- Donja Gušterica/Gushtericë e Ulët
- Gadime e Epërme/Gornje Gadimlje
- Gadime e Ulët/Donje Gadimlje
- Gllanicë/Glanica
- Gllavicë/Glavica
- Gllogoc/Glogovce
- Gornja Gušterica/Gushtericë e Epërme
- Grackë e Vjetër/Staro Gracko
- Grackë e Vogël/Malo Gracko
- Gumnasellë/Guvno Selo
- Hallaç i Madh/Veliki Alaš
- Hallaç i Vogël/Mali Alaš
- Hanroc/Androvac
- Janjevo/Janjevë
- Kleçkë/Klečka
- Kojskë/Konjsko
- Konjuh/Konjuh
- Kraishtë/Krajište
- Krojmir/Krajmirovce
- Leletiq/Laletić
- Lepina/Lepi
- Lipjan/Lipljan
- Lipovica
- Livađe/Livagjë
- Llugaxhi/Lugadžija
- Llugë/Lug
- Magura
- Marec/Marevce
- Medvec/Medvece
- Mirenë/Mirena
- Okosnicë/Okosnica
- Plitkoviq/Plitković
- Poturoc/Poturovce
- Qellapek/Čelopek
- Qylagë/Čučuljaga
- Radevo/Radevë
- Resinoc/Rusinovce
- Ribar i Madh/Veliko Ribare
- Ribar i Vogël/Malo Ribare
- Ruboc/Rabovce
- Rufc i Ri/Novo Rujce
- Rufc i Vjetër/Staro Rujce
- Shalë/Sedlare
- Shisharkë/Šišarka
- Skulanevo/Skullan
- Sllovi/Slovinje
- Smallushë/Smoluša
- Suvi Do/Suhodoll
- Teqë/Teća
- Topličane
- Torina/Torinë
- Trbovce/Tërbuc
- Varigoc/Varigovce
- Vërshec/Vrševce
- Vogaçicë/Vogačica
- Vrelo
- Vrellë e Goleshit/Goleško Vrelo
- Zlokućane
History
Roman period
Ulpiana played an important role in the development of the most important cities in the Roman province of Dardania.
Middle Ages
Lipljan was the seat of medieval Eparchy of Lipljan that existed up to the beginning of 18 century. The Gračanica monastery was built in 1321, on the ruins of two older churches.
Demographics
Ethnic Composition, Including IDPs | |||||||||||||
Year/Population | Albanians | % | Serbs | % | Croats | % | Others | % | Total | ||||
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1961 census | 24,433 | 60.98 | 10,902 | 27.21 | 3,304 | 8.25 | 1,431 | 3.57 | 40,070 | ||||
1991 census | 53,730 | 77.36 | 9,713 | 13.99 | 2,914 | 4.20 | 3,094 | 4.45 | 69,451 | ||||
January 1999 (OSCE est.) | 62,706 | 81.3 | 9,985 | 13.0 | N/A | N/A | 5,834 | 7.6 | 77,087 | ||||
2000 (OSCE est.) | 63,478 | 83.3 | 9,300 | 12.2 | 363 | 0.5 | 1,890 | 2.6 | 76,143 |
See also
Notes and references
Notes:
- ^ a b Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has received recognition as an independent state from 110 out of 193 United Nations member states.
References
- ^ a b Skok, Petar (1988) [1971]. Etimologijski rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika (in Serbo-Croatian). 2. Zagreb: Jugoslavenska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti. pp. 305–306. ISBN 86-407-0064-8.
External links
Coordinates: 42°31′48″N 21°08′19″E / 42.53000°N 21.13861°E
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Rank | Name | Districts | Pop. | Rank | Name | Districts | Pop. | ||
![]() Pristina ![]() Prizren |
1 | Pristina | Pristina | 204,721 | 11 | Suva Reka | Prizren | 59,681 | ![]() Ferizaj (Uroševac) ![]() Peć |
2 | Prizren | Prizren | 186,986 | 12 | Orahovac | Gjakova | 58,908 | ||
3 | Ferizaj (Uroševac) | Ferizaj (Uroševac) | 101,174 | 13 | Lipljan | Pristina | 56,643 | ||
4 | Peć | Peć | 97,890 | 14 | Mališevo | Prizren | 57,301 | ||
5 | Gjakova | Gjakova | 94,543 | 15 | Skenderaj (Srbica) | Mitrovica | 51,746 | ||
6 | Podujevo | Pristina | 83,425 | 16 | Vitina | Gjilan | 46,742 | ||
7 | Mitrovica | Mitrovica | 80,623 | 17 | Deçan | Peć | 41,173 | ||
8 | Gjilan | Gjilan | 80,525 | 18 | Istok | Peć | 39,604 | ||
9 | Vučitrn | Mitrovica | 64,578 | 19 | Klina | Peć | 39,208 | ||
10 | Glogovac (Drenas) | Pristina | 60,175 | 20 | Kosovo Polje (Fushë Kosova) | Pristina | 37,048 |