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Fushë Kosova or {{native name>sq|Fushë Kosovë}} }}List of cities in Kosovo>Town and municipality| image_skyline = {{multiple image| border = infobox| perrow = 1/2/2/2/2| total_width = 250| image1 = City of Fushe Kosova.jpg| image2 = Train Station - 01.jpg| image3 = HK NOHAB Di 3 007 at Fushë Kosovë.jpg| footer = From the top, Fushë Kosova at night, Kosovo Railways Museum, View of the Mosque}}| image_flag = Flag of Fushë Kosova.png| image_blank_emblem = Stema e Komunës Fushë Kosovë.svg| blank_emblem_type = Emblem| map_caption = Location of the municipality of Kosovo Polje within Kosovo| pushpin_map = Kosovo#Europe| subdivision_type = Country| subdivision_name = KosovoDistricts of Kosovo>District| subdivision_name1 = District of Prishtina| subdivision_type2 = Villages| subdivision_name2 = 18| leader_title = Mayor| leader_name = Burim Berisha| established_date = | area_magnitude = | unit_pref = Metric| area_blank1_title = Urban| area_blank1_km2 = | area_blank2_title = Municipal| area_blank2_km2 = 83| area_footnotes = | population_as_of = 2021| population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_blank1_title = Urban| population_blank1 = 18515| population_density_blank1_km2 = auto| population_blank2_title = Municipal| population_blank2 = 39948| population_density_blank2_km2 = autoCentral European Time>CET| utc_offset = +1Central European Summer Time>CEST| utc_offset_DST = +242N5region:RS|display=inline}}| elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 543| elevation_ft = | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 12000| area_code = +383 38Vehicle registration plates of Kosovo>Car plates| blank_info = 01| blank1_name = | blank1_info = weblink}}| footnotes = }}Kosovo Polje (, "Kosovo Field") or Fushë Kosova (Albanian indefinite form: Fushë Kosovë), is a town and municipality located in the District of Pristina in Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the town of Kosovo Polje has 12,919 inhabitants, while the municipality has 33,977 inhabitants.

Geography

Kosovo Polje is a municipality that lies in the center of the Kosovo Plain, with an area of {{convert|84|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}} and an altitude of {{convert|540|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} above sea level.WEB, Plani Lokal i Veprimit në Mjedis 2012/2017,weblink The city is situated between Pristina in the east, Obiliq in the north, Gračanica in the south and Drenas in the west. It consists of 16 settlements. It is located in the area of the intersection of roads important for transport, such as the railway connecting Kosovo Polje with Skopje and Mitrovica, which then connects to international roads. Also, it is located at the intersection of important highways. The Prishtina International Airport is also located on its territory.

Climate

Kosovo Polje has a medium continental climate. It is located in the Kosovo field, which is in the Ibri plain in the north and in the Llapi plain, in the north-east, open to northern continental climatic influences. Winter is cold, while summer is warm and dry. The Kosovo field, due to limitations with high mountains in the south and west, are deprived of the air masses of the Adriatic Sea and the Aegean Sea. The coldest month is January while the warmest is August.

History

Kosovo Polje was named after the Kosovo Field of the 1389 Battle of Kosovo. The settlement of Kosovo Polje was established in 1921 during the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (see Colonisation of Kosovo).WEB, Pavlović, Aleksandar, Prostorni raspored Srba i Crnogoraca kolonizovanih na Kosovo i Metohiju u periodu između 1918. i 1941. godine,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110826204541weblink">weblink 2011-08-26, In the city suburbs there is the Multinational Specialized Unit base. Part of KFOR, the unit is composed entirely by Italian Carabinieri.

Economy

There are two magnesium mines operating on the territory of Kosovo Polje: Goleš and Strezovce.

Demographics

Prior to the 1999 Kosovo War, the town of Kosovo Polje had, according to the figures of the Federal Statistical Office in Belgrade from March 1991, a total population of 35,570 inhabitants, while the ethnic makeup was 56.6% Albanian, 23.7% Serb and 19.6% from other communities.Brunborg, Helge (14 August 2002). "Report on the size and ethnic composition of the population of Kosovo", p. 9. Retrieved February 9, 2015.According to the last official census done in 2011, the municipality of Kosovo Polje has 34,827 inhabitants.It is estimated by the Kosovo Agency of Statistics, that by the end of December 2020, the population of the municipality has grown to 39,948 inhabitants.WEB, VLERËSIM Popullsia e Kosovës 2021,weblink {{Historical populations|title=Municipal historical population|percentages = pagr8041 9288 12286 20889 29805 35570 34827 est.}}|37048|source = Division of Kosovo|align=left}}{{Clear}}

See also

• Kosovo Railways Museum

References

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External links

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• Republic of Kosovo municipality of Kosovo Polje

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