Zvečan

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Звечан
Zvečan
Zveçan
Zveçani
Coat of Arms
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Location in Kosovo

General Information
Mayor	Dragiša Milović
Land area	104
Altitude	?
Population (2006)	16,600
Population density (2006)	204
Coordinates	42.43°N 20.33°E
Postal code:	43000
Area code	+381 290
Time zone	UTC+1
Website	n/a

Zvečan/Звечан (Serbian) or Zveçan/Zveçani (Albanian) is a town and municipality in Kosovo (under UN administration, formally part of Serbia). According to 2006 estimates, the municipality of Zvečan had a population of 16,600 people.

1 History
2 Demographics
3 Culture
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] History

The town of Zvečan is located near Kosovska Mitrovica. It was mentioned for the first time in connection with the border clashes between the Serbs and Byzantines between 1091 and 1094. There is also an inscription that Stephen Nemanja, after the victory over the Byzantines in 1170, ordered that a prayer for the successful outcome of the battle be held in the church of St. George at Zvečan. On the highest spot, i.e. the Upper Town, there are remains of the church of St. George, cistern and the main octagonal tower. The ramparts of this part of the fort are reinforced by massive towers. The main entrance to the town was on the western side.

[edit] Demographics

In November 2005, it was estimated that the municipality was 95% Kosovo Serb, with only 4 Kosovo Albanian families in the area.

About 4,000 Kosovo Serbs are located in the municipality as Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) as well as 250 Croatian refugees.

Ethnic Composition :

Year/Population	Albanians	%	Serbs	%	Others	%	IDP	%	Total
Ethnic Composition, Including IDPs
1991	1,934	19.3	7,591	75.7	5054	5	0	0	10,030
January 1999	2,261	24.5	6,825	73.9	146	1.6	0	0	9,229
Current figure	350	2.1	12,050	72.6	250	1.5	4,200	25.3	16,600
Ref: OSCE - [1]