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The KOSOVSKI District expands in the south of the Republic. It encompasses
the municipalities of:
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Glogovac
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Kacanik
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Kosovo Polje
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Lipljan
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Obilic
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Podujevo
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Pristina
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Stimlje
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Strpce
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Urosevac
It has a population of 672,292. Seat of the District is in Pristina.
Pristina is the town with a striking contrast between the old and modern
times. The immediate vicinity of Pristina is the site of a settlement from
the Neolite period, as well as of the Roman settlement, Vicianum. In the
center of Pristina stands the Carsi, i.e. Tas - mosque, built after the
Battle of Kosovo, in 1389.
Near to Pristina is also the Gracanica Monastery, the last endowment of
the Serbian King Milutun, built in 1315. By its architecture and fresco
painting, Gracanica is one of the most significant medieval monuments in
the entire Europe, and reference to it is made in all the anthologies of
the European building. Today it is a female Orthodox monastery, open to
visitors.
Ore resources and mining play an important part within the economy of this
region. By the volume and quality of its lead-zinc ore deposits, the
Kosovski District ranks among the richest one not only in Serbia, but in
the entire Europe, as well.
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