FACTOID # 173: Norwegians rank number one in willingness to fight for their country and the most trusting people.
 
 Home   Encyclopedia   Statistics   Countries A-Z   Flags   Maps   Education   Forum   FAQ   About 
 
WHAT'S NEW
RELATED ARTICLES
People who viewed "Podujevo" also viewed:
RECENT ARTICLES
More Recent Articles »
 

SEARCH ALL

FACTS & STATISTICS   

Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:

 

 

(* = Graphable)

 

 


Encyclopedia > Podujevo

Подујево
Podujevo
Podujevë
Podujeva
(Besiana)
Coat of Arms
[[Image:{{{image_coatofarms}}}|center|Coat of Arms ]]
Location in Kosovo
Map of Kosovo highlighting the municipality location
General Information
Mayor  ?
Land area  ?
Altitude  ?
Population (2006) 48,526
Population density (2006)  ?
Coordinates 42.91°N 21.19°E
Postal code:  ?
Area code +381 38
Time zone UTC+1
Website KK Podujevë

Podujevo/Podujeva (Serbian: Подујево or Podujevo; Albanian: Podujevë, Podujeva or Besiana) is a town, and seat of a municipality, north-east Kosovo (under UN administration, formally part of Serbia). Podujevo is situated in a strategic position due to a regional motorway and railroad linking surrounding regions. Although there is no official data, the total population of the municipality is estimated at 130,000. Podujevo town population is estimated at 35,000. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (665x774, 29 KB) Podujevë map, Kosova 2006 File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Podujevo ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Altitude is the elevation of an object from a known level or datum. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... A postal code (known in various countries as a post code, postcode, or ZIP code) is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. ... A telephone numbering plan is a system that allows subscribers to make and receive telephone calls across long distances. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... Central European Time West Africa Time British Summer Time* Irish Summer Time* Western European Summer Time* Category: ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, typically common to a particular domain name or subdomain on the World Wide Web on the Internet. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... For other uses of the name Kosovo, see Kosovo (disambiguation). ... This article is about the United Nations, for other uses of UN see UN (disambiguation) Official languages English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic Secretary-General Kofi Annan (since 1997) Established October 24, 1945 Member states 191 Headquarters New York City, NY, USA Official site http://www. ... Anthem: Bože pravde (English: God of Justice) Capital (and largest city) Belgrade Serbian written with the Cyrillic alphabet1 Government Republic  - Prime Minister Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica  - President Boris Tadić Establishment    - Formation 814   - First Serbian Uprising 1804   - Internationally recognized July 13, 1878   - Kingdom of SCS created December 1, 1918   - SCG dissolved...


The Albanian name of the town Besiana derives from the word "besa", and "ana" meaning region. Historically, people from region are know to resist foreign occupiers, and are known to keep their word, hence Besiana. The founding member of the Kosovo Liberation Army, Zahir Pajaziti, was from Podujevo region. Ushtria Çlirimtare e Kosovës. ...

Contents

Recent history

On March 28 1999, 14 Kosovo Albanian women and children were murdered in a back garden in Podujevo by Serbian paramilitary from the notorious interior ministry unit the Scorpions. Five children were the sole survivors of the atrocity and four years later went to the Belgrade district court to testify against Sasa Cvjetan, a Serbian paramilitary. The court in Belgrade sentenced Sasa Cvjetan to 20 years in jail for his part in the killing of 7 women and 7 children. Belgrade (Serbian: Београд or Beograd  ) is the capital and largest city of Serbia. ...


The road coming into Podujevo from Serbia was the site of the 2001 Podujevo bus bombing, when 12 Serb pilgrims heading to the Gračanica monastery site were killed and dozens more were injured by a bomb placed by Albanian extremists. This article is about the year 2001. ... The Podujevo bus bombing was an attack on a civilian bus in a Serb-populated area near the town of Podujevo in Kosovo on 16 February 2001. ... Gračanica (Serbian: Грачаница) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located near the village of Gračanica in municipality of Lipljan in Kosovo. ...


Demographics

Ethnic Composition, Including IDPs
Year/Population Albanians  % Serbs  % Ashkali/Roma  % Total
1991 89,290 98.1 1,521 1.3 223 0.2 91,011
January 1999 App. 120,000 98 App. 1,600 1 App. 1,200 1 App. 122,000
Current figure App. 130,200 99.1 27 1,067 0.8 App. 131,300
Source: 1999 census data, Municipality. It is noted that the 1991 census was highly politicised and is thus unreliable.
Ref: OSCE [1]

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is an international organization for security. ...

See also

Kosovo, Prishtina District Prishtina District (PriÅ¡tina District) is a district in Kosovo with municipalities : Prishtinë / PriÅ¡tina Obiliq / Obilić Fushë Kosovë / Kosovo Polje Lipjan / Lipljan Novobërdë / Novo Brdo Podujevë / Podujevo Gllogovc / Glogovac Postal Code External links Municipality Of Prishtina Categories: ...

External links


Municipalities of Kosovo
The first name of the municipality is Albanian and the second one is Serbian

Deçan/Dečani · Dragash/Dragaš · Gjakova/Đakovica · Gllogovc/Glogovac · Gjilan/Gnjilane · Istog/Istok · Kaçanik/Kačanik · Kamenicë/Kosovska Kamenica · Klinë/Klina · Fushë Kosovë/Kosovo Polje · Leposaviq/Leposavić · Lipjan/Lipljan · Malishevë/Mališevo · Mitrovicë/Kosovska Mitrovica · Novobërda/Novo Brdo · Obiliq/Obilić · Rahovec/Orahovac · Pejë/Peć · Podujevë/Podujevo · Prishtinë/Priština · Prizren · Skenderaj/Srbica · Shtërpcë/Štrpce · Shtime/Štimlje · Suharekë/Suva Reka · Ferizaj/Uroševac · Viti/Vitina · Vushtrri/Vučitrn · Zubin Potok · Zveqan/Zvečan The municipalities (Albanian: komuna e, Serbian: opÅ¡tine/општине) of Kosovo: Deçan / Dečani Dragash / DragaÅ¡ Gjakovë / Đakovica Gllogovc / Glogovac Gjilan / Gnjilane Istog / Istok Kaçanik / Kačanik Kamenicë / Kosovska Kamenica Klinë / Klina Fushë Kosovë / Kosovo Polje Leposavić / Leposaviq Lipjan / Lipljan Malishevë / MaliÅ¡evo Mitrovicë / Kosovska Mitrovica Novo Brdo / Novob... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Dečani/Дечани (Serbian) is a town in eastern Kosovo, widely known for the Visoki Dečani monastery of the Serb Orthodox Church. ... For other uses, see: DragaÅ¡ (disambiguation page) Dragash or Sharri (Albanian) or DragaÅ¡/Драгаш (Serbian) is a town situated in the south of Kosovo, Balkan, and is the administrative centre of the Dragash Municipality. ... Gjakova, also Djakovica, (Serbian cyrillic: Ђаковица, Albanian Gjakova) is a city located in Kosovo, at 42. ... Gllogovc, Kosovo 2000 Gllogovc (Serbian:Glogovac or Глоговац) or Drenasi is a town and municipality in Kosovo. ... Gjilan (Albanian language) or Gnjilane (Serbian:Гњилане), is a city located in Kosovo, at 42. ... Istok (Albanian: Istog/Burimi; Serbian: Istok/Исток) is the name of a town, which is the seat of its municipality, situated in western part of Kosovo, (under UN administration, formally part of Serbia). ... 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. ... Kamenicë or Dardanë (Albanian) or Kosovska Kamenica/Косовска Каменица (Serbian) is a town and municipality in Kosovo. ... Klina, Kosovo 2000 Klina/Клина (Serbian) is a city in Kosovo located at the confluence of the river Klina into the White Drin river, at , . Klina is for the first time mentioned by Ptolemy on his map as an Illyrian settlement called Chinna, which is on the same place as today... Kosovo Polje (Косово поље, Albanian: Fushë Kosovë) is a municipal located in Kosovo, at 42. ... Leposavić/Лепосавић (Serbian) or Leposaviq/Albaniku (Albanian) is a town and municipality in Kosovo (under UN administration, formally part of Serbia). ... Lipljan (Albanian: Lipjan, Serbian: Lipljan or Липљан) is a city in central Kosovo, a Serbian province under UN administration. ... MaliÅ¡evo (Serbian Малишево; Albanian Malishevë or Malisheva) is a town and municipality in the Prizren District of Kosovo (under UN-administration, formally part of Serbia). ... Mitrovica or Mitrovicë (Albanian) or Kosovska Mitrovica/Косовска Митровица (Serbian) is a city located in the north of Kosovo at 42. ... Novo Brdo/Ново Брдо (Serbian) or Novobërda/Novobërdë (Albanian) is a town and municipality in Kosovo (under UN administration, formally part of Serbia). ... Obilić (Albanian: Obiliq or Kastrioti, Serbian: Обилић or Obilić) is a town and municipality in Kosovo (a Serbian province under UN administration). ... Orahovac St. ... Peć (Albanian: Pejë / Peja; Serbian: Пећ / Peć) is a city located in the western part of Kosovo (under UN-administration, formally part of Serbia). ... PriÅ¡tina, also spelled Pristina (Albanian: Prishtinë/Prishtina; Serbian: PriÅ¡tina/Приштина) is the capital and the largest city of Kosovo,Serbia. ... View of Prizren Prizren (Albanian Prizren/Prizreni, Serbian: Призрен / Prizren) is a historical city located in Kosovo a Serbian Province under UN administration at 42. ... Srbica (Serbian: Србица;) is a city in Kosovo located at 42°44′48″ N 020°47′19″ E. It is the largest city in Drenica. ... Å trpce (Штрпце) is a town and municipality in Kosovo. ... Shtime is a town located in central Kosovo and the seat of the Shtime municipality. ... Suhareka, Kosovo 2000 Suva Reka ( Albanian Suharekë or Suhareka in Serbian: Suva Reka or Сува Река) is a town and municipality in Kosovo. ... UroÅ¡evac (Урошевац, Albanian: Ferizaj) is a town located in the province called Kosovo (officially Kosovo and Metohia) in Serbia and Montenegro at 42. ... Vitina (Viti in Albanian) is the capital of the Municipality of Vitina in Kosovo. ... Vučitrn (Вучитрн; Albanian: Vushtrri), is the name of a town, which is the seat of a municipality, situated in north-eastern part of the province of Serbia called Kosovo. ... Zubin Potok (Зубин Поток) is a town and municipality in Kosovo. ... Zvečan/Звечан (Serbian) or Zveçan/Zveçani (Albanian) is a town and municipality in Kosovo (under UN administration, formally part of Serbia). ...

 

  Results from FactBites:
 
Podujevo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (244 words)
Podujevo (Serbian Подујево, Albanian Besiana), is the name of a town, the center of a municipality, situated in Malo Kosovo, a region in north-east Kosovo.
Podujevo is situated in a strategic position due to a regional motorway and railroad linking surrounding regions.
On March 28 1999, 14 Kosovo Albanian women and children were murdered in a back garden in Podujevo by Serbian paramilitary from the notorious interior ministry unit the Scorpions.
washingtonpost.com: Kosovo Towns Set to End Rule Of Ex-Guerrillas (1093 words)
PODUJEVO, Yugoslavia, Oct. 27 –– The dusty, deeply cratered streets of this war-ravaged Kosovo city seem like fertile political ground for a party of ethnic Albanian ex-guerrilla fighters.
Moreover, what happens in Podujevo seems likely to be repeated in many towns and cities in Kosovo, a province of Serbia under U.N. control, according to numerous polls, residents and foreign specialists.
The unelected mayor of Podujevo, from Thaqi's party, concedes that voters are set to oust him in favor of the candidate aligned with Rugova.
  More results at FactBites »

 

COMMENTARY     


Share your thoughts, questions and commentary here
Your name
Your location
Your comments
Please enter the 5-letter protection code


Lesson Plans | Student Area | Student FAQ | Reviews | Press Releases |  Feeds | Contact
The Wikipedia article included on this page is licensed under the GFDL.
Images may be subject to relevant owners' copyright.
All other elements are (c) copyright NationMaster.com 2003-5. All Rights Reserved.
Usage implies agreement with terms.