Prizren
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Prizren Prizren or Prizreni (Albanian) Призрен or Prizren (Serbian) |
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| Prizren | |
From top (left to right):
Prizren old town, the fortress, Old Stone Bridge, Prizren, Sinan Pasha Mosque, Prizren League Building, Shadervan Square, Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Gazi Mehmet Pasha Hammam, Our Lady of Ljeviš and a panoramic view of the city seen from the fortress during the evening. |
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 Prizren
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| Coordinates: 42°13′N 20°44′E / 42.217°N 20.733°ECoordinates: 42°13′N 20°44′E / 42.217°N 20.733°E | |
| Country | Kosovo |
| District | District of Prizren |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ramadan Muja |
| Area | |
| • City and municipality | 640 km2 (250 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 22.390 km2 (8.645 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • City and municipality | 184,586 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (750/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 20000-20080 |
| Area code(s) | (+383) 29 |
| Car plates | 04 |
| Climate | Cfb |
| Website | Municipality of Prizren |
Prizren (Albanian: Prizreni, Serbian: Призрен; pronounced [prîzrɛn]) is a historic city located in Kosovo. It is the administrative center of the eponymous municipality and district. The city has a population of around 178,000 (2011 census preliminary results), making it the second largest city in Kosovo. The residents of Prizren are mostly ethnic Albanians. Prizren is located on the banks of a river, the Prizren Bistrica, and on the slopes of the Šar Mountains (Albanian: Malet e Sharrit) in the southern part of the Republic of Kosovo. The municipality has a border with Albania and the Republic of Macedonia.
The Roman town of Theranda in Ptolemy's Geography is mentioned in the 2nd century AD. In the 5th century, it is mentioned as being restored in Dardania with the name of Petrizên by Procopius of Caesarea in De aedificiis (Book IV, Chapter 4). Sometimes it is mentioned even in relation to the Justiniana Prima. It is thought that its modern name comes from old Serbian Призрѣнь (Prizren), from при-зрѣти (pri-zreti), indicating fortress which could be seen from afar (compare with Czech Přízřenice or mount ), and it may also derive from Petrizen mentioned by Procopius.
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