Skenderaj

Also known as Srbica

Skenderaj () or Srbica (), is a town and municipality located in the district of Mitrovica, Kosovo. According to the 2024 census, the municipality of Skënderaj has 40,664 inhabitants.

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Place details

Locality: Skënderaj
Region: Mitrovica
Country: Kosova / Kosovo
Population: 5,089
Timezone: Europe/Belgrade

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Skenderaj
Settlement.named_for: Skanderbeg
Settlement.settlement_type: Town and municipality
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Skenderaj.png
Settlement.image_blank_emblem: Stema e Komunës Skënderaj.svg
Settlement.blank_emblem_type: Emblem
Settlement.blank_emblem_size: 75px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Kosovo#Europe
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Kosovo
Settlement.subdivision_type1: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Mitrovica
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_party: PDK
Settlement.leader_name: Sami Lushtaku
Settlement.total_type: Municipality
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric

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Wikidata facts

Area: 378.4
Elevation: 620
Official website: kk.rks-gov.net/skenderaj
Image: CenterSkenderaj.JPG

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Commons category: Skënderaj
postal code: 41000

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Skenderaj () or Srbica (), is a town and municipality located in the district of Mitrovica, Kosovo. According to the 2024 census, the municipality of Skënderaj has 40,664 inhabitants.

It is the largest city in the Drenica geographical region of Kosovo. It is mainly populated by ethnic Albanians. It is the place where the Kosovo War began in 1998, and to which the most damage was done.