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Podujeva
Sign in to savePodujevë or Besianë ( or Besiana) or Podujevo () is a city and municipality in the Pristina District in Kosovo. Podujevë is the largest municipality of Kosovo since it covers and is located in the historical and geographical region of Llap, named after the Llapi River, which flows through the city. According to the 2024 census, Podujevë has 70,975 inhabitants, making it the seventh most populous city in Kosovo after Peja and Gjakova.
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Place details
- Locality
- Podujevë
- Region
- Pristina
- Country
- Kosova / Kosovo
- Population
- 35,000
- Timezone
- Europe/Belgrade
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Podujevë
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City and municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Ura.jpg
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Podujevo.png
- Settlement.image_blank_emblem
- Stema e Komunës Podujevë.svg
- Settlement.blank_emblem_type
- Emblem
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Kosovo#Europe
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Kosovo
- Settlement.leader_party
- LVV
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Shpejtim Bulliqi
- Settlement.unit_pref
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- border city
- Country
- Serbia
- Located in
- Podujeva Municipality
- Area
- +633
- Elevation
- +670
- Image
- Qyteti i Podujeves 6.JPG
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Article
36 sectionsContents
- History
- Antiquity
- Middle Ages
- Ottoman period
- 1912 until World War I
- World War I and World War II
- After World War II
- Kosovo War
- Geography
- Hydrology
- Climate
- Flora and Fauna
- Natural Monuments
- Demographics
- Ethnic groups
- Religions
- Economy
- Agriculture
- Mining
- Industry
- Trade
- Tourism
- Education
- Culture
- Cultural-Artistic Society "Josip Rela"
- Festivals
- "Teatri Ndryshe"
- Festival of Literature
- Sports
- Transport
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Podujevë or Besianë ( or Besiana) or Podujevo () is a city and municipality in the Pristina District in Kosovo. Podujevë is the largest municipality of Kosovo since it covers and is located in the historical and geographical region of Llap, named after the Llapi River, which flows through the city. According to the 2024 census, Podujevë has 70,975 inhabitants, making it the seventh most populous city in Kosovo after Peja and Gjakova.
== History == === Antiquity === Llap Region, which Podujevë is part of, was inhabited early due to favorable natural conditions. Even though many monuments documenting antiquity have disappeared, some still remain. Such documents are archeological sources such as: foundations of forts, cemeteries, tiles, weapons as well as various denominations.