Lipljan

Lipljan (Serbian Cyrillic: Липљан) or Lipjan (Albanian: Lipjani) is a town and municipality located in the Pristina District of Kosovo.[lower-alpha 1] According to the 2011 census, the town of Lipljan has 6,870 inhabitants, while the municipality has 57,605 inhabitants.

Lipljan
Town and municipality
Lipljan town park
Emblem
Location of the municipality of Lipljan within Kosovo
Coordinates: 42°32′N 21°06′E
CountryKosovo[lower-alpha 1]
DistrictDistrict of Pristina
Government
 • MayorImri Ahmeti (LDK)
 • Municipal338 km2 (131 sq mi)
Elevation
563 m (1,847 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Urban
6,870
 • Municipal
57,605
 • Municipal density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
14000
Area code(s)+383 38
Car plates01
Websitekk.rks-gov.net/lipjan

Name

According to one theory proposed by Croatian toponomy expert Petar Skok, the name of the town, Lipljan, is derived from the Serbian lipa, "linden tree", referring to the local foliage.[1] The name lipa is often used in South Slavic toponyms.[1] However, a rival theory holds that the town's name derives from Ulpiana, the Dardanian and Roman era settlement it succeeded, possibly due to either a Ul- to Li- shift seen elsewhere in Roman toponyms, or via folk etymology with Slavic lipa.[2]

The Roman city of Ulpiana was located near Lipljan and it was named in honor of the Roman Emperor Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus. In the early Middle Ages in was part of the Bulgarian Empire and a diocese of the Bulgarian Patriarchate. The neo-Latin form Lypenion for the city occurs for the first time in a Byzantine text from 1018 AD that confirmed the town as an episcopal seat of the Bulgarian Archbishopric of Ohrid following the Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria in the same year.[3]

History

Roman period
Main article: Ulpiana

Ulpiana played an important role in the development of the most important cities in the Roman province of Dardania.

Middle Ages

Lipljan was the seat of medieval Eparchy of Lipljan that existed up to the beginning of 18 century. The Gračanica monastery was built in 1321, on the ruins of two older churches.

Lipjan is the birth place of an Albanian Noble Lekë Dukagjini, 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 Albanian League of Lezhë.

Demographics
Municipal historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
194829,700—    
195333,132+2.21%
196138,573+1.92%
197147,526+2.11%
198157,705+1.96%
199169,451+1.87%
201157,605−0.93%
2016
est.		56,643−0.34%
Source: Division of Kosovo

According to the last official census done in 2011, the municipality of Lipljan has 57,605 inhabitants. Based on the population estimates from the Kosovo Agency of Statistics in 2016, the municipality has 57,415 inhabitants.

The ethnic composition of the municipality:

Ethnic Composition, Including IDPs
Year/Population Albanians  % Serbs  % Croats  % Others  % Total
1961 census24,43360.9810,90227.213,3048.251,4313.5740,070
1991 census53,73077.369,71313.992,9144.203,0944.4569,451
January 1999 (OSCE est.)62,70681.39,98513.0N/AN/A5,8347.677,087
2000 (OSCE est.)63,47883.39,30012.23630.51,8902.676,143

Municipality
  • 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

Notes and references
Notes
  1. Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008. Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognized as an independent state by 98 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 113 UN member states recognized Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition.
References
  1. Skok, Petar (1988) [1971]. Etimologijski rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika (in Serbo-Croatian). 2. Zagreb: Jugoslavenska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti. pp. 305–306. ISBN 86-407-0064-8.
  2. Lafe, Emil (1976). "Toponymes latino-romans sur le territoire de l'albanais". Iliria. Page 116
  3. Collective (1965). Greek Sources about Bulgarian History (GIBI), volume VI (in Bulgarian and Greek). Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Press. p. 44.

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