Obiliq

Obiliq[lower-alpha 1] 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.[2][3]

Obiliq
Town and municipality
Flag of Obiliq
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Obiliq is located in Kosovo
Obiliq
Obiliq
Obiliq is located in Europe
Obiliq
Obiliq
Coordinates: 42°41′24″N 21°4′40″E
Country Kosovo
DistrictPristina
MunicipalityObiliq
Founded1989
Government
 • TypeMayor–council
 • MayorXhafer Gashi (LDK)
 • CouncilObiliq Municipal Council
Area
 • Municipality[1]104.84 km2 (40.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Urban
6,864
 • Rural
14,685
 • Municipality[2]
21,549
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
15000
Area code+383 (0) 38
Websitekk.rks-gov.net/obiliq/

Name

Prior to the Balkan Wars, the settlement was known as Globoderica (Глободерица).[4]

Following the conflict, the settlement was incorporated into Serbia and renamed Obilić as part of the Serbianisation efforts of the early twentieth century when inhabited places within Kosovo were named after heroes from Serbian epic poetry.[4][5] 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 [6]) was coined by the Albanological Institute, Kastriot, after Albanian national hero George Kastrioti Skanderbeg (1405–1468).[7][8]

Economy

There are three coal mines operating on the territory of Obiliq: Belaćevac, Miraš and Sibovc.

Demography
Municipal historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19489,228—    
195310,971+3.52%
196114,899+3.90%
197121,188+3.58%
198126,595+2.30%
199131,627+1.75%
201121,549−1.90%
2016
est.		19,165−2.32%
Source: Division of Kosovo

According to the 2011 census, the municipality had a population of 21,548 inhabitants. Based on the population estimates from the Kosovo Agency of Statistics in 2016, the municipality has 19,440 inhabitants.

The ethnic composition of the town of Obilić:[9][10][11]

Ethnic group 1961 census 1981 census 2011 census
Serbs1,7782,8280
Albanians1,4343,2896,627
Montenegrins2484660
Others772,349227
Total3,6468,7696,846

Notes
  1. (definite form: Obliqi, pronounced [ɔbiˈlitʃi]) or Obilić (Serbian Cyrillic: Обилић, pronounced [ˈobilitɕ]), also referred to as Kastriot (definite form: Kastrioti, pronounced [kasˈɾioti])

References
  1. "Komisioni për majten e territorit të Republikës së Kosovës" (PDF) (in Albanian). Prime Minister Office of Kosovo. p. 52. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  2. "Regjistrimi i Popullsisë, Ekonomive Familjare dhe Banesave në Kosovë 2011 – Rezultatet Përfundimtare: Të Dhënat Demografike sipas Komunave" (PDF) (in Albanian). Kosovo Agency of Statistics. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  3. "Regjistrimi i Popullsisë, Ekonomive Familjare dhe Banesave në Kosovë 2011 – Rezultatet përfundimtare" (PDF) (in Albanian). Kosovo Agency of Statistics (KAS). pp. 143–149. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 January 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  4. Hadžibegić, Hamid; Handžić, Adem; Kovačević, Ešref (1972). Oblast Brankovića – Opširni katastarski popis iz 1455. Orijentalni institut Sarajevo. p. 216. "Globoderica je nekadašnje ime sela Obilić, zapadno od Prištine. Novo ime (Obilić) dobilo je tek роslije balkanskog rata (vid. Urošević, isto, 38).
  5. Clark, Howard (2000). Civil resistance in Kosovo. Pluto Press. p. 10. ISBN 9780745315690.
  6. Andreas Wittkowsky (2011). Grand Hotel Kosovo: Schlaglichter einer europäischen Staatsbildung. LIT Verlag Münster. p. 69. ISBN 978-3-643-11425-9.
  7. Saskia Drude (2008). Hundert Wochen Kosovo: Alltag in einem unfertigen Land. Karin Fischer Verlag. p. 99. ISBN 978-3-89514-836-1.
  8. Jean-Arnault Dérens (2006). Kosovo: année zéro. Editions Paris-Méditerranée. p. 31. ISBN 978-2-84272-248-7.
  9. Национални састав становништва ФНР Југославије 1961. године pod2.stat.gov.rs
  10. Национални састав становништва СФР Југославије 1981. године pod2.stat.gov.rs
  11. Етнички састав становништва Косова и Метохије 2011. године pop-stat.mashke.org (in Albanian)
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