Obiliq
{{Short description|Town in Kosovo}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Obiliq
| settlement_type = Town and municipality
| image_skyline =
| image_caption =
| image_alt =
| image_flag = Flag of Obiliq.png
| flag_alt =
| image_seal = 60px
| seal_alt = Seal of Obiliq
| pushpin_map = #Kosovo#Europe
| coordinates = {{coord|42|41|24|N|21|4|40|E|type:adm1st_region:RS-KM|display=inline}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Kosovo
| subdivision_type1 = District
| subdivision_name1 = Pristina
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Obiliq
| established_title = Founded
| established_date = 1989
| government_type = Mayor–council
| leader_party = LDK
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Xhafer Gashi
| leader_title1 = Council
| leader_name1 = Obiliq Municipal Council
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_blank1_title = Municipality{{cite web |publisher=Prime Minister Office of Kosovo |title=Komisioni për majten e territorit të Republikës së Kosovës |url=https://kryeministri-ks.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Raport_Faktografik_Matja_e_territorit_te_Republikes_se_Kosoves_032017.pdf |access-date=17 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922113615/https://kryeministri-ks.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Raport_Faktografik_Matja_e_territorit_te_Republikes_se_Kosoves_032017.pdf |archive-date=22 September 2020 |page=52 |language=sq |url-status=usurped}}
| area_blank1_km2 = 104.84
| area_blank2_title =
| area_blank2_km2 =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 22,794
| population_as_of = 2024
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Population and housing census in Kosovo preliminary results - July 2024|url=https://askapi.rks-gov.net/Custom/1d268e37-5934-4bd5-bbd1-34a9965cff92.pdf|access-date=21 July 2024}}
| population_demonym =
| timezone = CET
| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = CEST
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 15000
| area_code_type = Area code
| area_code = +383 (0) 38
| website = {{URL|https://kk.rks-gov.net/obiliq/|kk.rks-gov.net/obiliq/}}
| registration_plate_type = Vehicle registration
| registration_plate = 01
}}
Obiliq{{efn|name=fn1|({{lang-sq-definite|Obiliqi}}, {{IPA|sq|ɔbiˈlitʃi|pron}}) or Obilić ({{lang-sr-cyr|Обилић}}, {{IPA|sr|ˈobilitɕ|pron}}), also referred to as Kastriot ({{lang-sq-definite|Kastrioti}}, {{IPA|sq|kasˈɾioti|pron}})}} is a town and municipality in Kosovo. According to the Kosovo Agency of Statistics (KAS) estimate from the 2011 census, there were 21,549 people residing in Obiliq Municipality, with Kosovo Albanians constituting the majority of the population.{{cite web |publisher=Kosovo Agency of Statistics |title=Regjistrimi i Popullsisë, Ekonomive Familjare dhe Banesave në Kosovë 2011{{spaced ndash}}Rezultatet Përfundimtare: Të Dhënat Demografike sipas Komunave |url=http://ask.rks-gov.net/rekos2011/repository/docs/Te_dhenat_kryesore_demografike_sipas_komunave.pdf |access-date=17 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081103/http://ask.rks-gov.net/rekos2011/repository/docs/Te%20dhenat%20kryesore%20demografike%20sipas%20komunave.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016 |page=14 |language=sq |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |publisher=Kosovo Agency of Statistics (KAS) |title=Regjistrimi i Popullsisë, Ekonomive Familjare dhe Banesave në Kosovë 2011{{spaced ndash}}Rezultatet përfundimtare |url=https://ask.rks-gov.net/media/2074/te-dhenat-kryesore.pdf |access-date=12 June 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200110085827/https://ask.rks-gov.net/media/2074/te-dhenat-kryesore.pdf |archive-date=10 January 2020 |pages=143–149 |language=sq |url-status=live}}
Name
Prior to the Balkan Wars, the settlement was known as Globoderica ({{lang|sr|Глободерица}}).
Following the conflict, the settlement was incorporated into Serbia and renamed Obilić as part of the efforts to reunite Serbian lands in the early twentieth century when inhabited places within Kosovo were named after heroes from Serbian epic poetry.{{cite book|last1=Hadžibegić|first1=Hamid|last2=Handžić|first2=Adem|last3=Kovačević|first3=Ešref|title=Oblast Brankovića – Opširni katastarski popis iz 1455|year=1972|publisher=Orijentalni institut Sarajevo|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tL3iAAAAMAAJ&q=Globoderica+ime|pages=216}} "Globoderica je nekadašnje ime sela Obilić, zapadno od Prištine. Novo ime (Obilić) dobilo je tek роslije balkanskog rata (vid. Urošević, isto, 38).{{cite book|last=Clark|first=Howard|title=Civil resistance in Kosovo|year=2000|publisher=Pluto Press|isbn=9780745315690|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OTW9XKUmrxsC&pg=PA10|pages=10}} The placename Obilić refers to the Serbian national hero Miloš Obilić who killed the Ottoman Sultan Murad I at the Battle of Kosovo (1389).
In Albanian, the town is known as Obiliq (a transliteration of the Serbian name), while an alternative name (used by Albanians {{cite book|author=Andreas Wittkowsky|title=Grand Hotel Kosovo: Schlaglichter einer europäischen Staatsbildung|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=84S_lxDu-aAC&pg=PA69|year=2011|publisher=LIT Verlag Münster|isbn=978-3-643-11425-9|page=69}}) was coined by the Albanological Institute, Kastriot, after Albanian national hero Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg (1405–1468).{{cite book|author=Saskia Drude|title=Hundert Wochen Kosovo: Alltag in einem unfertigen Land|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vo25s3ZLewUC&pg=PA99|year=2008|publisher=Karin Fischer Verlag|isbn=978-3-89514-836-1|page=99}}{{cite book|author=Jean-Arnault Dérens|title=Kosovo: année zéro|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5oppAAAAMAAJ|year=2006|publisher=Editions Paris-Méditerranée|isbn=978-2-84272-248-7|page=31|quote=}}
Geography
Situated on the edge of the Kosovo field, Obiliq municipality rests 10 km northwest of Pristina. It has a good geographical position and is bordered by five other municipalities which are Pristina, Fushë Kosova, Drenas, Vushtrri and Podujevë.{{Cite web |title=Plani Zhvillimor Komunal 2020 – 2028 |url=https://kk.rks-gov.net/obiliq/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2019/11/Profili-Obiliqi-PZHK-2020-2028-.pdf}}
The municipality's peak elevation is at the village of Kozaricë, reaching 740 meters above sea level, while its lowest point is at the bridge connecting the village of Cërkvena Vodicë and the city of Obiliq, situated at 530 meters above sea level.
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Economy
Demography
{{Historical populations
|title=Municipal historical population
| percentages = pagr
|1948|9228 |1953|10971 |1961|14899 |1971|21188 |1981|26595 |1991|31627 |2011|21549 |2024|22794|source = [http://pop-stat.mashke.org/kosovo-division.htm Division of Kosovo]
}}
According to the Kosovo Agency of Statistics (KAS) 2011 census, the municipality had a population of 21,548 inhabitants.
In terms of ethnicity, 19,854 (92.13%) are Albanians while other ethnicities include Roma (3.07%), Ashkali (2.68%), Serbs (1.28%) and Bosniaks (0.27%). By religion, 97.68% are Muslims.
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References
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External links
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- [http://kk.rks-gov.net/obiliq Municipality of Obiliq]{{spaced ndash}}Official Website
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Category:1989 establishments in Europe
Category:Populated places established in 1989