Obiliq
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Obiliq
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| Country | Kosovo |
| District | Pristina |
| Municipality | Obiliq |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Mayor | Halil Thaçi (LVV) |
| • Council | Obiliq Municipal Council |
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| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 15000 |
| Area code | +383 (0) 38 |
| Vehicle registration | 01 |
| Website | kk.rks-gov.net/obiliq/ |
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Obiliq or Kastriot (Script error: No such module "IPA".) or Obilić (Script error: No such module "lang"., Script error: No such module "IPA".), is a town and municipality in Kosovo. According to the Kosovo Agency of Statistics (KAS) estimate from the 2024 census, there were 22,794 people residing in Obilic Municipality, with Kosovo Albanians constituting the majority of the population.[1]
Name
Prior to the Balkan Wars, the settlement was known as Globoderica (Script error: No such module "Lang".).[2]
Following the conflict, the settlement was incorporated into Serbia and renamed Obilić as part of the efforts to reunite Serbian lands in the early twentieth century when inhabited places within Kosovo were named after heroes from Serbian epic poetry.[2][3] The placename Obilić refers to the Serbian national hero Miloš Obilić who killed the Ottoman Sultan Murad I at the Battle of Kosovo (1389).
In Albanian, the town is known as Obiliq (a transliteration of the Serbian name), while an alternative name (used by Albanians [4]) was coined by the Albanological Institute, Kastriot, after Albanian national hero Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg (1405–1468).[5][6]
Geography
Situated on the edge of the Kosovo field, Obiliq municipality rests 10 km northwest of Pristina. It has a good geographical position and is bordered by five other municipalities which are Pristina, Fushë Kosova, Drenas, Vushtrri and Podujevë.[7]
The municipality's peak elevation is at the village of Kozaricë, reaching 740 meters above sea level, while its lowest point is at the bridge connecting the village of Cërkvena Vodicë and the city of Obiliq, situated at 530 meters above sea level.[7]
Hydrology
In the territory of the municipality, there are three natural rivers: Sitnica, Drenica and Llapi. There's also a man-made canal called the Ibër - Lepenc Canal, which starts from the Ujman reservoir, fed by the Ibër river.[7]
Economy
Two coal-fired power stations, Kosova A and Kosova B, are located in Obiliq that use the coal from three coal mines (Belaćevac, Miraš and Sibovc) operating on the territory of the municipality.
Demography
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1948 | 9,228 | — |
| 1953 | 10,971 | +3.52% |
| 1961 | 14,899 | +3.90% |
| 1971 | 21,188 | +3.58% |
| 1981 | 26,595 | +2.30% |
| 1991 | 31,627 | +1.75% |
| 2011 | 21,549 | −1.90% |
| 2024 | 22,794 | +0.43% |
| Source: Division of Kosovo | ||
According to the Kosovo Agency of Statistics 2024 census, the municipality had a population of 22,815 inhabitants.[1] The population of the urban area is 7,634.
In terms of ethnicity, 19,854 (92.13%) are Albanians while other ethnicities include Roma (3.07%), Ashkali (2.68%), Serbs (1.28%) and Bosniaks (0.27%). By religion, 97.68% are Muslims.[7]
References
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- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Popullsia sipas gjinisë, etnicitetit dhe vendbanimit" [Population by gender, ethnicity, and place of residence] (PDF) (in shqip). Prishtinë: Kosovo Agency of Statistics. July 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hadžibegić, Hamid; Handžić, Adem; Kovačević, Ešref (1972). Oblast Brankovića – Opširni katastarski popis iz 1455. Orijentalni institut Sarajevo. p. 216. "Globoderica je nekadašnje ime sela Obilić, zapadno od Prištine. Novo ime (Obilić) dobilo je tek роslije balkanskog rata (vid. Urošević, isto, 38).
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Clark, Howard (2000). Civil resistance in Kosovo. Pluto Press. p. 10. ISBN 9780745315690.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Andreas Wittkowsky (2011). Grand Hotel Kosovo: Schlaglichter einer europäischen Staatsbildung. LIT Verlag Münster. p. 69. ISBN 978-3-643-11425-9.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Saskia Drude (2008). Hundert Wochen Kosovo: Alltag in einem unfertigen Land. Karin Fischer Verlag. p. 99. ISBN 978-3-89514-836-1.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Jean-Arnault Dérens (2006). Kosovo: année zéro. Editions Paris-Méditerranée. p. 31. ISBN 978-2-84272-248-7.
- ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Plani Zhvillimor Komunal 2020 – 2028" (PDF).
External links
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- Municipality of Obiliq – Official Website
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