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| :::::::::Kosovo province Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see A BUSINESS CENTRE in Capital of Kosova - Prishtina, showing the modern side of the city A BUSINESS CENTRE in Capital of Kosova - Prishtina, showing the modern side of the city unknown Recently Kosovo has seen a lot of turmoil. NATO bombings made an end to Serbian military campaign and marked the arrival of UN peacekeepers into the province. The status of Kosovo is yet to be determined, as the direct talks between Belgrade and Pristina are entering its final fase. Kosovo residents are divided along ethnic lines. The majority of the population are Kosovo-Albanians. Kosovo-Serbs live in small enclaves in cities such as STRPCE. About two thids of all Kosovo Serbs today live as refugees througout Serbia, while the remaining diminishing minority fears for its security on daily basis. In 2004, there were riots over the supposed drowning of Kosovo-Albanian children by Kosovo-Serbs. The Kosovo-Albanians took advantage of the riots and stuck at many of the Kosovo-Serb enclaves, attacking Orthodox churches and homes with fire bombs. The riots lasted for three days and are still a source of great ethnic tension in the region. After NATO bombing against Serbia in 1999, Kosova has its own parlament, own government and its institution but has not achieved independence. Kosovo is a UN protecterate and the final status of Kosovo will not be decided until 2006. The United Nations personnel in Kosovo are known as UNMIK (United Nations Mission in Kosovo). Their mission is to monitor Kosovo's development and assist in setting up democratic institutions. UNMIK is almost universally disliked by the Kosovars due to the perceptions that the UN did nothing to help them during the war and that the UN is too slow in deciding the fate of Kosovo. Currently Kosovo has a large number of NATO troops based there known as the Kosovo Force (KFOR). KFOR's mission is to ensure a safe and secure environment for Kosovo and preserve the freedom of movement for all Kosovars. KFOR patrols in all major cities, along the border of with Macedonia, and along the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) with Serba-Montenegro. KFOR also conducts Vehicle Check Points and Traffic Control Points throughout Kosovo. Tensions are currently rising between Kosovo and Serbia due to the approaching final status decision. Most Kosovo-Albanians would prefer independence from Serbia, with small minority wanting Kosovo to join with Albania. Serbia does not want Kosovo to achieve independence and prefers that the province be granted a limited autonomy under Belgrade's rule. The situation is especially complex because serb's says that Kosova is a holy land to the Serbs: It’s the ancient birthplace of Serbia and rich in national history and tradition. (After the Battle of Kosova in 1389 Serbia became a vassal state under Ottoman Turkish rule. That lasted almost 500 years until Russia helped oust the Turks.) The Turkish influence lingers. The main towns of this troubled province are Pristina. Other cities are: Prizren (city of many mosques), Gjilane, Mitrovica, Ferizaj/Urosevac, Gjakova/Djakovica, Peja/Pec, Dardana, Besiana, Rogana and other cities. For a dedicated detailed travel guide to Kosovo with more than 19 maps, hundreds of restaurants, hotels, walks, bike rides and museum opening buy the Kosovo Bradt travel guide published in November 2007 and available on Amazon or within Kosovo itself from ksymetkosovo@yahoo.com. See www.bradt-travelguides.com for more information. The Kosovo Airport is located at Slatina (30 minutes from Pristina) and is serviced by a number of airlines, including Air Austria. Entrance to Kosovo by vehicle is restricted to a select number of border crossing sites. Drivers in Kosovo are very aggressive and will pass at any point on the road. The majority of the roads are two lanes and are populated will trucks, cars, tractors, horse drawn carts and the infamous Kosovo Harley (a vehicle that can only be described as a cross between a cart and modified rototiller). There are many gas stations available on the main highways. Law enforcement throughout Kosovo is run by KPS (Kosovo Police Service) and overseen by KFOR . Part or or all of this text stems from the original article at: own content :::::::::Ferizaj Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Big Duke, a few kilometers outside Ferizaj Big Duke, a few kilometers outside Ferizaj C. DeJesus Ferizaj/Urosevac is located in eastern Kosovo along the main highway leading from the Macedonian border to Pristina. It is home to the Orthodox Church known as St. Uros. St. Uros Church is a KFOR protected site and is currently protected by the Hellas Battalion attached to KFOR Multinational Brigade (East). Downtown Ferizaj has many cafes and shops that visitors will find appealing. Traffic is tight in the city and the main roads through the city are one way. Part or or all of this text stems from the original article at: W Rovira ::::::::Gjakova Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see GJakova AirFiled GJakova AirFiled Metas Devastated and burned mostly down, it was reconstructed after the Serbs left. ::::::::Kaqanik Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Kopaonik Kopaonik www.infokop.net Kaçanik is known as an administrative town by the end of XVI century, and up to year 1891 it was a part of Sanxhak of Shkupi known as "Nahije", which again belonged to the "Vilajet" of Kosova. The first founder of this small town was Koxha Sinan Pasha, who erected dhe town mosque which exists even today, a public kitchen for the poor known as "Imaret", a school near the mosque, two "Hane" alike the motels of modern age, one Turkish bath known as "Hamam", town fortress and a few mills on Lepenci river. The epitaph found during the early 80-s in one of the graves from the II century A.D. proves that the inhabited localities existed in this region even in the ancient times. This grave was discovered during the erection of the Shoping Mall in Kaçanik, now this epitaph is placed in the building of the shoping mall in Kaçanik. Considering that through Kaçanik runs the main roadway that connects Prishtina and Shkup (Skopje), as well as the railway Fushë Kosova - Thesaloniki (constructed on 1879) makes Kaçanik an important place and a strategic position when it comes to economic aspect. Kaçanik municipality is mainly known for production of construction materials. But there also exists very good grounds for the development of farms, apiculture, arboriculture, various craftmanship and artisan, and especially for the development of winter and summer tourism. Kaçnik has an old tradition in private manufactures, especially when it comes to the production of calcareous stone, wood for construction purposes and other services and artisan skills. Part or or all of this text stems from the original article at: http://www.komuna-kacanik.org/en/history/ :::::::::Klina Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Jagoda village of Klina, this picture is taken from the big hill of the Forest Jagoda village of Klina, this picture is taken from the big hill of the Forest Tome Nrecaj In the I century (B.C.) the territory of Klina and the entire Dardania was under the rule of Roman Empire. Close to Klina a municipal center Dersniku related to Dardan tribe is mentioned. After the fall of Roman Empire, Dardania therefore and Klina with the area was populated by Slavs and this move in the Balkan Peninsula ended in the VIIIth century. After the division of the Roman Empire, Klina and the area fell under the rule of Greek-Byzantine. After the Byzantine christianism, the Slavs influenced these areas, the medieval settlements and Pre-Slavic churches and were adopted by them. In the I century (A.D.) during the Roman rule as a municipal center of Dardan tribe is a place called Dersnik. During the Byzantine rule we encounter the traces of the church of Paskalica with its belltower in the village Videja. Profirogonitus in his writings "Notes on Nations" wrote in 948-952 that among the densely inhabited towns is also the town of Dersnik- "Desstinik". An early settlement is also today's Dollc known before as Zalug in the map of the Hilandar monastery from year 1200 by Soloviev. After the fall under Turks the living of Albanians was difficult. Since this period Klina faces various religions. The population worked in Agriculture that was quite developed. Klina is identified as an ancient Illyrian settlement named Chinna. This name is mentioned by Ptolomeus in 87-150 (Ptolomeus' map). This ancient Illyrian settlement spread from the left bank of the upper flow of river Drini i Bardhë that fits today's geographical reality. This date as well as the Mirusha waterfalls became the symbol of Klina. Chinna in a sense of Cin is explained as Kin between the Drini i Bardhë river and the river Klina. Inhabitants of these areas never ended their fight for freedom. Part or or all of this text stems from the original article at: http://www.komuna-kline.org/en/history/ :::::::::::Mitrovica Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Mitrovica e Kosoves Mitrovica e Kosoves Emin Ibishi One of the most interesting place to visit. There are many bars and caffee to visit in the northern and southern part of the city. ::::Pec Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Home to the oldest christian civilisation and seat of the original Serbian orthodox church. On the outskirts of town. The monastery at Pec is a designated UNESCO world heritage site for the level of art in its' 3 churches. You have to consult the nuns/priests/clergy also KFOR: in order to get entry you must present your passport. The site is worth seeing for the churches adorned with frescos, the placid garden setting and the byzantine ruins of the previous monastery. The site can be found at: lat -N42 39 40 N42 39 40 lon - E20 15 56 Part or or all of this text stems from the original article at: michael tyler :::::::::Peja Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Te i 13-ti By Ilir Berisha Te i 13-ti By Ilir Berisha LUKI At the foot of the gigantic Damned Mountains (Prokletije/Bjeshk‘t e Nemuna), on the river Bistrica (pronounced: Bis-tritza) and the entrance of the Rugova Gorge (Rugovska klisura/Gryka e Rugov‘s), lies Pec/Peja, a town with around 85,000 inhabitants, the main economic and cultural center of northern Metohija/Dukagjin region of Kosovo. The name of the town means in Serbian "a cave", a lot of which can be found in the vicinity. The Albanian name is a latter deterioation of the same. Because of its exceptional position in regards to communication, the natural attractiveness of the mountainous hinderland and richness in cultural and historical monuments, Pec is one of the best known tourist resorts of the region. During the medieval Serbian state, Peja was a cultural center because of the Patriarchate of Pech, which is in the immediate vincity of the town. It is still the most interesting (and oldest!) monument in the town. It consists of three churches connected together with a large narthex. The churches were built one by one from the beginning of 13th to the beginning of the 14th c. and, despite all the attacks on them, have still perserved a marvelous ensamble of fresco-paintings from 13th to 16th c. With the arrival of the Ottoman Turks, Pech/Peja developed under the influence of oriental architecture, becoming a casbah with cobble stone streets, numerous brooks in courtyards, small shops, and mosques. The urban architecture of the Turkish period is interesting, with a large number of preserved houses of Albanian feudal lords, among which is the famous Tahir Bey's Palace, and Jashar Pasha's House. The Sheremet Tower, although built during the Turkish rule, in fact is a true type of an Albanian Dukagjin tower, a stone house with small windows resembling rifle loopholes. The ceilings of these types of houses are tall, usually in carved wood, with niches. The houses are surrounded by tall walls and have well kept gardens. In the center of the town is the old ‚arshia (shopping street), with shops of various craftsmen (coppersmiths, goldsmiths, slipper makers, leather tanners, saddle makers, tailors, etc.). The attractive Bajrakli mosque built in the 15th century ranks among the older structures of Islamic architecture. ::::::::::Podujeva Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see i Podujeva is located in Notheast part of Kosova. The region of municipality of Podujeva is known with name Llap. It is ancient name of the river which start at the Bellasica village in Kopaonik mountains and ends in Sitnica river near Barileva village. :::::::Pristina Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see i_17 Pristina (Prishtina in Albanian) is the capital and the largest city of Kosovo, it and its suburbs are estimated to have a total population of over 500,000. It is unclear how many inhabitants the city has, as the population has for decades boycotted the censuses organized in former Yugoslavia. The area of Pristina has a long history, in its vincity archaeological discoveries have been found which date back to the early neolithical ages. Southeast of the city, the remains of Ulpiana were discovered, the center of the Illyrian province of Dardania. Ulpiana was founded in the 2nd century during the rule of Emperor Trajan, and renewed in the 6th century during the rule of Justinian, after whom it was called Iustinana Secunda. According to inscriptions on the monuments from Ulpiana, it is apparent that it was one of the most beautiful cities of the Illyrian Dardania, as it was often reffered to as Ulpiana Splendissima. A number of articles were discovered here such as coins, ceramics, weapons, jewlery, all of which are exhibited at the Museum of History of Kosovo in Pristina. After the incursions of Slavs and barbarians during the early Middle Ages, the destroyed town of Ulpiana was abandoned, creating the locality for the new town of Pristina. During Serbian rule, Pristina was a major political center. Near Pristina is the site of the Battle of Kosovo (1389), in which a Balkan alliance, led by Serbian Prince Lazar, fought against the Ottoman army. The battle marked the begining of Ottoman rule of the region. Pristina developed in the 14th and 15th century as a mining and trading center of the Novoberde and the Mount Kopaonik (Albanik) mining industry. During the Ottoman rule in the region, it was an important administrative center, seat of the ruling Pasha, and for a while it was the center of the Kosovo Vilayet. During the Austrian-Turkish Wars of the 17th century, the Albanian population of Pristina under the command of Pjet‘r Bogdani fought aside the Austrian army against the Ottoman Turks. During Piccollominni's campaign and later Austrian campaigns, Pristina suffered considerably, as was the case during the 1859 and 1863 fires. A ren dering of the building of the Academy of Arts and Sciences (18th century), an example of Pristina's traditional architecture In the 19th century, according to the writings of A. Bue (1838), Pristina had 7000-9000 inhabitants, and Hilferding (1857) wrote that the town had 1500 houses. In the middle of the 19th century, Pristina was famous for its fairs (panair) of various crafts and trade articles, especially goat hide and hair articles, coppersmiths, pottery, embroidery, etc. During World War II, Pristina (with around 16,000 inhabitants), was included in the zone occupied by Italians, and was the center of the prefecture with the same name. Historical monuments near Pristina include the Gracanica Monastery, built in 1321 on the basis of an older church, and the Mausoleum of Sultan Murat, reconstructed in 1850 by Hurshid Pasha. Pristina became the capital of Kosovo after World War II. Up to this point, Pristina had retained its appearance as an oriental town, but the intensive modernization of Pristina in socialist Yugoslavia had managed to completely change the structure and look of the city, and had even destroyed the old ‚arshia (shopping street) and 18th and 19th century buildings to replace them with new ones. The old narrow cobble stone streets and low mostly mud made houses were replaced by new modern complexes and wide streets, and attractive public buildings: the Assembly Building, Radio Station, the Television of Pristina, Press and Publishing Hall, the University Library, several banking centers, etc. The most popular localities of Pristina are Kurrizi (The Spine) in the Dardania quarter and Qafa (The Neck) near the center of the city, which feature many shops, cafés and hangouts, opened in tunnels built within residential buildings A rendering of the House of Emin Gjika (18th century), located next to the Museum of Natural History, another example of the traditional architecture of Pristina. ::::::::::Prizren Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Prizren Prizren Shener Pervance Prizren is one of the most beautiful towns of Kosovo. It is located on the slopes of the Shara/Sharr Mountains and on the banks of the river Bistrica. The old centre has many beautiful houses with balconies facing gardens full of foliage. Numerous narrow, winding streets work their way up to the Kalaja - the old fortress dominating the town. The name of Prizren in Serbian means "a place with a good/clear view". Bistrica, the river that runns through the town means in Serbian "clear water" and Shara mountain is the "dappled mountain". The visitors will notice that there are all true today as they were when they were named 1500 years ago. All of this is a unmistakable evidence that the area was settled with Serbs in continuity from 6th c. AD onwards. The Albanian names are all derogations of these names since they started inhabiting the region in greater numbers only in 16th c. The main attractions include of course the Kalaja of Prizren dating from the 11th century and built to protect Prizren from attacks. The Bajrakli Gazi Mehmet Pasha's mosque is the oldest monument of Islamic art in Prizren. The inscription above the entrance states it was built in 1561. A hexagonal mausoleum (medresa) has been built in the courtyard of the mosque which Mehmet Pasha earmarked as his grave. Mehmet Pasha also built a Turkish bath in the town, which is built of cut stone and large bricks, in extremely harmonious proportions. The interior is divided into two parts: the baths for men and the baths for women. Sinan Pasha's mosque, according to inscriptions, was built in 1615. It is built mostly out of the material of the destroyed monastery of St Archangels (mid 15th c.), the burrial place of Serb emperor Stefan Dushan. The enormous dome is fitted harmoniously into the square mass of the building. The interior of the mosque is decorated with geometrical designs, still life, and draperies, while the other parts of the walls are painted in strong light colors. One of the oldest standing structures in Prizren is the Serb-orthodox Bogorodica Ljevishka Church. It's oldest part was built in 11th c. during the Byzantine rule over the town as a three-nave basilica. It was widened in 1307 by Serbian king Milutin in the same style adding two more aisles on its sides and a narthex with a high bell tower. On its facades stands the long strip with a Serbian inscription done in bricks commemorating the widening. Inside there are two layers of frescoes. Although quite damaged during the long centuries of Ottoman rule there are still around 650 square meters of paintings preserved. IAmongst them the most interesting ones are portrays of Nemanjich kings, a portray of the endower King Milutin and the representations of Stefan Nemanja, the founder of the dynasty and his sons Stefan the Firstcrowned and St Sava. In the pogrom against the remaining Serbs in March 2004 the Albanian mob desecrated the church, set it aflame and destroyed many of the frescoes. In Prizren there are many more medieval Serb orthodox churches such as St Savior (14th c.) underneath the Kaljaja fort, St George (15th c.) or St Nicholas (1331). All of these were heavily damaged in March of 2004. ::::::::::Viti Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see The exact time of Viti's existence as a dwelling place cannot be verified, but it is believed to be sometime in the middle Ages. Viti extends in the central part of the Morava e Epërme valley, through which river Morava e Binçës passes. It is situated in a very fertile plain suitable for cultivation of all agriculture products. Following the occupation of Albanian lands (Kosova) from the ottoman invaders, Viti region became part of Morava county. Ottoman records of 1455 show that Viti at that time had 104 units (families) with 18.801 akçe (currency) of yearly income. It was governed by Çaudar Ahmedi of Guliam Begu. During the first Balkan war in 1912, same as other parts of Kosova, Viti and its surroundings were occupied by Serbia. During World War I, it was occupied by Bulgaria and in the period between the two World Wars was occupied by Yugoslavia (1918 - 1941). During World War II , it fell under the territory occupied by Bulgaria to be reoccupied in autumn 1944 by communist Yugoslavia. In 1912, Viti was announced a municipality, while during Yugoslav kingdomship was a constituting part of Vardar Banoni, with its center in Shkup/Skopje. From an administrative point-of-view, Viti was a municipality in its own, falling under Gjilan district. In 1952, Gjilan district is separated in three counties: Gjilan, Viti and Dardana. Whereas, in 1959 when the counties were transformed, Viti became a municipality in itself, as it is today. Part or or all of this text stems from the original article at: http://komuna-viti.org/en/history/ :::::::::Vushtrri Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see the old tower the old tower g j kajashi Vushtrri, or Vicianum (Area of Calves) as it was previously called by its ancient Illyrian name, is an ancient population settlement, which dates back, before the Roman Empire. At the end of the first century B.C., Viciana was conquered by the Roman Empire. During Roman occupation, Viciana developed a considerable economy and a thriving culture. After the fall of the Roman Empire, Viciana was transferred to Byzantine rule. After the Great Schism of the Church in 1054, the majority of Vushtrri’s population remained Catholic. In the fourteenth century the Ottoman Empire began to expand into the Balkans. Ottoman presence in Vushtrri was first recorded in 1439. The establishment of Ottoman administration in Vushtrri introduced Islam to the municipality and the construction of mosques, inns, Muslim religious schools and hamams (public baths) followed. Between the 15th-18th Centuries, Vushtrri was one of the largest settlements in the Balkans and it was the center of a very important Sanxhak (administrative unit) of the Ottoman Empire. During World War I Vushtrri was occupied by Austro-Hungary. During World War II Vushtrri was incorporated into to the German zone of occupation. In November 1944, the Yugoslav Communist administration was established. In March 1989, Serb state authorities abolished the Constitution of 1974. This led to an armed uprising by the population of Kosova, organized by the Kosova Liberation Army (KLA), which led to the intervention by NATO forces (March-June 1999). During the conflict, more than 500 Albanian civilians were killed in Vushtrri and the surrounding area and another 100 remain missing. NATO forces entered Vushtrri on 16 June 1999. Part or or all of this text stems from the original article at: http://www.komuna-vushtrri.org/en/history |