Lipjan
Lipjan | |
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Coordinates:42°32′N21°06′E/ 42.533°N 21.100°E | |
Country | Kosovo |
District | District of Pristina |
Named for | Ulpiana[1][2][3][4][5] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Imri Ahmeti (LDK) |
Area | |
• Municipality | 338 km2(131 sq mi) |
• Rank | 15th in Kosovo |
Population (2024)[6] | |
• Municipality | 54,974 |
• Ethnicity | |
Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
Postal code | 14000 |
Area code | +383 38 |
Vehicle registration | 01 |
Website | kk |
Lipjan(Albaniandefinite form:Lipjani) orLipljan(Serbian Cyrillic:Липљан) is atownandmunicipalitylocated in thePristina DistrictofKosovo.According to the 2011 census, the town of Lipjan has 6,870 inhabitants, while the municipality has 57,605 inhabitants.
Name
[edit]The town's name derives fromUlpiana,[1][2]theDardanianand Roman era settlement that preceded Lipjan, possibly due to either aUl-toLi-shift seen elsewhere in Roman toponyms.[3]Selami Pulaha states that the shift fromUlpianatoLipjanis in accordance with early Albanian phonetic rules, and must therefore have been inhabited byAlbaniansto reach its current form.[4]Lipjan (Lypenion) is considered to have preceded theSlavic migrationsin the region.[5]
The Roman city of Ulpiana was located near Lipjan and it was named in honor of the Roman EmperorMarcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus.In the early Middle Ages it was part of theBulgarian Empireand a diocese of theBulgarian Patriarchate.The neo-LatinformLypenionfor the city occurs for the first time in aByzantinetext from 1018 AD that confirmed the town as an episcopal seat of the BulgarianArchbishopric of Ohridfollowing theByzantine conquest of Bulgariain the same year.[7]
Geography
[edit]Lipjan is located in the central part of theRepublic of Kosovoand at the crossroads of the most important roads in the region. The town is located south ofPristinaat a distance of around 17 km (11 mi). The Municipality of Lipjan contains 422 km2(163 sq mi) of land, and it consists of 70 villages. It borders the municipalities ofDrenas,Kosovo PoljeandPristinato the north,Malishevato the west,Novo BrdoandGjilanto the east andFerizaj,Suva RekaandShtimeto the south.[8]
History
[edit]Early Period
[edit]The ancient predecessor of Lipjan,Ulpiana,was an important city in theIllyrianandDardanianspheres. By the 2nd century CE, it was the economic, political and culture centre of the province of Dardania.[9]It was situated on a road between ancientNaissusandLissus,calledVia de Zenta.It suffered from barbarian raids, especially the incursion of 517CE, and from a great earthquake that damaged much ofDardania.By the timeJustinian Ibegan his restoration of theByzantine Empire,Ulpiana was in a ruinous condition - after repairing the town, Justinian labelled itJustiniana Secunda.Ulpiana also played an important ecclesiastical role, having had a local bishop present at theCouncil of Serdicain 347CE and at the Ecumenic Synod of 553CE.Florus and Lauruswere said to have settled in Ulpiana. The old Byzantine church in Lipjan serves as a reminder of the ecclesiastical importance the area once held - it continued to hold a bishopric seat in the Bulgarian empire and once again in the Byzantine empire once the region was recaptured.[10]
Middle Ages
[edit]Lipjan is the birthplace of the Albanian noble,Lekë Dukagjini,[11]who was born here in 1410. He was a close friend of the Albanian military commander and ruler,Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg,and a participant in the AlbanianLeague of Lezhë.He was a member of theDukagjini family,whoseprincipalityextended from NorthernAlbaniato modern-day Kosovo.[12][13]
Kosovo War
[edit]Lipjan was the sight of war crimes during theKosovo War.Ethnic Albanians were forced out of the area on April 20 by Serb forces, and Albanian residences were looted and burned by said forces. Serbian paramilitary forces were alleged to have shot more than 50 civilians in 3 surrounding villages.[14]
Demographics
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1948 | 29,700 | — |
1953 | 33,132 | +2.21% |
1961 | 38,573 | +1.92% |
1971 | 47,526 | +2.11% |
1981 | 57,705 | +1.96% |
1991 | 69,451 | +1.87% |
2011 | 57,605 | −0.93% |
2024 | 54,974 | −0.36% |
Source:[1] |
About 57,605 people live in the municipality of Lipjan, and of those about 6,870 people live in the town of Lipjan, while the rest live in rural areas (villages).[15]
Most of the population areAlbanians(89%) and other nationalities consist of Serbs (6%),Croats(1%), Roma (1%) and 2.9% others. The age of the population is young, of which about 40% are aged 0-14 years, 45% are aged 15-65 years and 15% are aged over 65 years. The average family size is five members.[15]
Municipality
[edit]- Akllap/Oklap
- Babush i Muhaxherëve/Muhadžer Babuš
- Baicë/Banjica
- Banullë/Bandulić
- Breg i Zi/Crni Breg
- Brus
- Bujan/Bujance
- Bukovicë/Bukovica
- Divlakë/Divljaka
- Dobrajë e Madhe/Velika Dobranja
- Dobrajë e Vogël/Mala Dobranja
- Gadime e Epërme/Gornje Gadimlje
- Gadime e Ulët/Donje Gadimlje
- Gllanicë/Glanica
- Gllavicë/Glavica
- Gllogoc/Glogovce
- 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
- Kraishtë/Krajište
- Krojmir/Krajmirovce
- Leletiq/Laletić
- Lipovica
- Livađe/Livagjë
- Llugaxhi/Lugadžija
- Llugë/Lug
- Magura
- Marec/Marevce
- Medvec/Medvece
- Mirenë/Mirena
- Okosnicë/Okosnica
- Plitkoviq/Plitković
- Poturoc/Poturovce
- Qellapek/Čelopek
- Qyqylagë/Čučuljaga
- 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
- Sllovi/Slovinje
- Smallushë/Smoluša
- Teqë/Teća
- Topličane
- Torina/Torinë
- Trbovce/Tërbuc
- Varigoc/Varigovce
- Vërshec/Vrševce
- Vogaçicë/Vogačica
- Vrelo
- Vrellë e Goleshit/Goleško Vrelo
- Zlokućane
See also
[edit]- Municipalities of Kosovo
- Cities and towns in Kosovo
- Populated places in Kosovo
- Staro Gracko massacre
- Lekë Dukagjini
References
[edit]- ^abIllyés, Elemér (1988).Ethnic Continuity in the Carpatho-Danubian Area.East European Monographs. p. 172.ISBN9780880331463.
- ^abDu Nay, André (1977).The Early History of the Rumanian Language.Jupiter Press. p. 17.ISBN9780933104037.
- ^abLafe, Emil (1976). "Toponymes latino-romans sur le territoire de l'albanais".Iliria.Page 116
- ^abPulaha, Selami (1984).Popullsia shqiptare e Kosovës gjatë shek: studime dhe dokumente. XV-XVI.8 Nëntori. p. 11.
- ^abOrigins: Serbs, Albanians and Vlachs Chapter 2 in Noel Malcolm's Kosovo, a short history (Macmillan, London, 1998, p. 22-40) - "The scholar who first developed this argument also noted that, in the area dividing the early Serbs from the Bulgarians, many Latin place-names survived long enough to be adapted eventually into Slav ones, from Naissus (Nish), down through the Kosovo town of Lypenion (Lipljan) to Scupi (Skopje)."
- ^"Population and housing census in Kosovo preliminary results - July 2024"(PDF).Retrieved21 July2024.
- ^Collective (1965).Greek Sources about Bulgarian History (GIBI), volume VI(in Bulgarian and Greek). Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Press. p. 44.
- ^Elsie, Robert (15 Nov 2010).Historical Dictionary of Kosovo.Scarecrow Press. p. 178.ISBN9780810874831.
- ^Warrander, Gail; Knaus, Verena (2010).Kosovo: The Bradt Travel Guide.Bradt Travel Guides. p. 139.ISBN9781841623313.
- ^Evans, John (1885)."Antiquarian Researches in Illyricum".Archaeologia, or, Miscellaneous Tracts, Relating to Antiquity.49(1): 62–64.
- ^Nogueira, Adeilson (31 Mar 2018).Moedas De Kosovo.Clube de Autores. p. 16.
- ^Sellers, Mortimer; Tomaszewski, Tadeusz (23 July 2010).The Rule of Law in Comparative Perspective.ISBN9789048137497.
- ^Warrander, Gail; Knaus, Verena (2007).Kosovo.ISBN9781841621999.
- ^Erasing History: Ethnic Cleansing in Kosovo.Department of State. 1999. p. 18.ISBN9780160500657.
- ^ab"Plani Zhvillimor Komunal i Lipjanit 2013-2023+"(PDF).
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