Skenderaj
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Town and municipality | |
From the top, Skenderaj Town Centre, Skenderaj Mosque, Ilaz Kodra Sports Hall | |
 Flag  Emblem | |
  Skenderaj  Skenderaj | |
| Coordinates: 42°44′N 20°47′E / 42.733°N 20.783°E | |
| Country | Kosovo |
| District | Mitrovica |
| Named for | Skanderbeg[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fadil Nura (PDK) |
| • Rank | 11th in Kosovo |
| • Municipal | 374 km2 (144 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 620 m (2,030 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Urban | 9,372 |
| • Municipal | 50,858 |
| • Municipal density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 41000 |
| Area code | +383 28 |
| Vehicle registration | 02 |
| Website | Official site |
Skenderaj (Albanian definite form: Skënderaji) or Srbica (Serbian Cyrillic: Србица) is a town and municipality located in the Mitrovica District of Kosovo. According to the 2021 census, the municipality of Skënderaj has 52,586 inhabitants.[2]
It is the largest city in the Drenica geographical region of Kosovo.[3] It is mainly populated by ethnic Albanians. It is the place where the Kosovo War began in 1998, and to which the most damage was done.[3]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
SKwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Skenderaj (Gemeinde, Mitrovicë, Kosovo) - Einwohnerzahlen, Grafiken, Karte und Lage". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ a b "OSCE Municipal Profile, April 2008" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-01. Retrieved 2008-06-06.