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| subdivision_type = CountryKosovo}}Districts of Kosovo>DistrictDistrict of Pristina>PristinaMunicipalities of Kosovo>Municipality| subdivision_name2 = Drenas| established_title = | established_date = | founder = Mayor–council government>Mayor–councilDemocratic Party of Kosovo>PDK| leader_title = MayorMUNICIPALITIES OF KOSOVO url=https://kk.rks-gov.net/gllogoc/staff/ramiz-lladrovci/ archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529112910kk.rks-gov.net/gllogoc/staff/ramiz-lladrovci/ language=sq |url-status=live}}| leader_title1 = Council| leader_name1 = Drenas Municipal Council| leader_title2 = Chairmanurl=https://kk.rks-gov.net/gllogoc/staff/milaim-hajdari/ archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529113315kk.rks-gov.net/gllogoc/staff/milaim-hajdari/ language=sq |url-status=live}}| unit_pref = Metric| elevation_m = KOSOVO AGENCY OF STATISTICS (KAS) url=http://ask.rks-gov.net/rekos2011/repository/docs/Te_dhenat_kryesore_demografike_sipas_komunave.pdf archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081103ask.rks-gov.net/rekos2011/repository/docs/Te%20dhenat%20kryesore%20demografike%20sipas%20komunave.pdf page=13 url-status=dead}}| population_blank1_title = Ethnicity99.85% AlbaniansDemographics of Kosovo>Other}}| population_density_km2 = autoCentral European Time>CET| utc_offset = +1Central European Summer Time>CEST| utc_offset_DST = +2| postal_code_type = Postal code| postal_code = 13000| area_code_type = Area code| area_code = +383 (0) 38kk.rks-gov.net/gllogoc/|kk.rks-gov.net/drenas/}}Vehicle registration plates of Kosovo>Vehicle registration| registration_plate = 01| population_urban = 6,143| area_total_km2 = 275.63| total_type = Municipality| population_total = 58,531Municipalities of Kosovo#List of municipalities>22nd in Kosovo}}Drenas{{efn|Drenas is also known as Gllogoc or Glogovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Глоговац.|name=fn1}} is a town and municipality in central Kosovo. As of the 2011 census, there were 6,143 people residing in Drenas and 58,531 in the municipality.

History

The municipality of Drenas was established before World War II. While the Yugoslavs were in power economic growth was low. Since 2000, there has been a gradual improvement in economic, agricultural, educational, medical and industrial growth. Municipal development has affected the construction of network-educational system, health and service network intensifying agricultural development has become especially after the construction of the irrigation system “Iber Lepenci”, while a positive movement for the economy is marked by Ferronikeli, a local mining and smelting operation.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}Prior and during the Kosovo War (1998–99), the ethnic Albanian separatist Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) had a strong level of influence and during the war controlled large areas of the municipality. Drenica, including the municipality was consequently badly affected. During the war, there were instances of massacres carried out by Federal Republic of Yugoslavia forces. Mass graves were later exhumed in an attempt to conceal crimes.NEWS, A Kosovo Chronology,www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/kosovo/etc/cron.html, 4 July 2012, PBS, NEWS, Serbs accused of clearing mass graves,news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/347350.stm, 4 July 2012, BBC News, 18 May 1999,

Geography

Drenas municipality is located in central Kosovo, between the Čičavica mountains in the east and the Drenica hills in the north and west. The main road from Pristina to Peja crosses the municipality. At a junction at Komorani village, a smaller road extends north from the highway, passing through Drenas town and continuing to Skenderaj.

Climate

Drenas has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) as of the Köppen climate classification with an average annual temperature of {{cvt|11.1|C}}.WEB, Climate-Data, Climate: Drenas,en.climate-data.org/europe/republic-of-kosovo/glogovac/glogovac-768346/, 28 May 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220528125016/https://en.climate-data.org/europe/republic-of-kosovo/glogovac/glogovac-768346/, 28 May 2022, live, The warmest month in Drenas is August with an average temperature of {{cvt|22.4|C}}, while the coldest month is January with an average temperature of {{cvt|0|C}}.{{Weather box| name = Climate of Drenas| width = 85%| metric first = yes| single line = yes| location = Drenas| Jan high C = 4.1| Feb high C = 6.1| Mar high C = 10.6| Apr high C = 15.5| May high C = 20.2| Jun high C = 24.8| Jul high C = 27.6| Aug high C = 28.2| Sep high C = 22.3| Oct high C = 16.8| Nov high C = 11| Dec high C = 5.2| year high C =| Jan low C = -3.4| Feb low C = -2.3| Mar low C = 0.8| Apr low C = 5| May low C = 9.9| Jun low C = 14.1| Jul low C = 16.4| Aug low C = 16.2| Sep low C = 11.9| Oct low C = 7| Nov low C = 2.3| Dec low C = -1.8| year low C =| source = Climate-Data}}

Media

There are two Radio Stations, “92.1 Capital FM” broadcasting on a regional coverage, and “Radio Dodona” of which at the moment is not operating for unknown reasons, and there is a local TV station “Star TV” broadcasting on cable only.{{when|date=May 2021}}

Sports

• KF Feronikeli
• KB Feronikeli
• KFF Feronikeli

Economy

File:HK NOHAB Di 3 008 at Drenas.jpg|thumb|Train passing the “Guri i Plakes” in near the village of Dritan ]]Ferronikeli mine and smelter operation provided jobs for more than 2,000 people at the peak of its production in 1988.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}} As of 2019, it was “the largest exporter in Kosovo, accounting for about 40% of the country’s exports”.NEWS, LARGEST FERRONICKEL PRODUCING COMPANY IN KOSOVO RECEIVES EBRD FUNDING,www.see-industry.com/en/largest-ferronickel-producing-company-in-kosovo-receives-ebrd-funding/2/1890/, South-East European Industrial Market. TLL Media, 7 November 2019, NEWS, DFF - Ferronikeli,www.ebrd.com/work-with-us/projects/psd/50978.html, EBRD, 29 July 2019, While the presence of significant ore deposits was noticed as long ago as 1958, the plant was commissioned in 1984 while the Socialist FRY was in power.NEWS, About us,www.ferronikeli.com/en-us/home/66/about-us/, 3 April 2021, NewCo Ferronikeli, 17 December 2018, The deposits are of the lateritic type.NEWS, Shefik Imeri, Ioannis Gaitanos, Naim Tahiraj, Musa Rizaj, Florian Kongoli, OPTIMIZATION OF TECHNOLOGICAL FE-NI PRODUCTION PROCESS IN NEWCO FERRONIKELI IN KOSOVO,www.researchgate.net/publication/249009747, Fray International Symposium, July 2013, Heavy damages were inflicted on the facility during the 1999 conflict, leaving it inoperable. Ferronikeli was privatised after the war by Alferon Management. Since July 2018 the most recent owners are called Balfin Group, who took over the project after it had been idle for four months.NEWS, Dimitrievska, Valentina, Albania’s Balfin acquires Kosovo’s idled Newco Ferronikeli,www.intellinews.com/albania-s-balfin-acquires-kosovo-s-idled-newco-ferronikeli-145688/, bne IntelliNews, 24 July 2018, The plant contributes to the infrastructure of the municipality with power, including water supply and an electric grid. Four nickel mines operate in the region: ÄŒikatovo, Dushkaja, Gllavica and Suke.Two quarries at Korroticë e Ulët and Çikatovë e Vjeter have become operational since the conflict.A major development is the building of the Trade Centre, which was completed by mid-2004. The municipality played a central role in the whole process by co-ordinating the financing, construction and management of the project. The Trade Centre contains 134 shops and offices for small businesses.{{citation needed|reason=speculation|date=December 2010}}

Notable people

• Izet Ibrahimi – Former Mayor of Drenas, Phd of Metallurgy
• Jakup Krasniqi – Former Chairman of the Assembly of Kosovo
• Rifat Kukaj – Notable Poet, Writer for Children
• Iljaz Prokshi – Novelist
• Rainer Wieland – Vice President of the European Parliament, honorary citizen of DrenasWEB, Zu Besuch im Kosovo: Unterwegs mit Rainer Wieland MdEP, Vizepräsident des Europäischen Parlaments – Education Unlimited,edu-unlimited.de/2018/06/26/zu-besuch-im-kosovo-unterwegs-mit-rainer-wieland-mdep/, 2021-09-03, de-DE,
• Herolind Shala (born 1992), Albanian footballer, born in Norway, international player for Kosovo.

Notes

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References

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External links

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• Municipality of Drenas{{spaced ndash}}Official Website

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