Kosovo District

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**Kosovo District**
Kosovo District within Kosovo
Capital	Priština
Area – Total – % water	? n/a
Population – Total – Density	672,292 ?

Kosovo District (Serbian: Kosovski okrug or Косовски округ ) was a district in Kosovo between 1990 and 1999. It had a population of 672,292. The seat of the District was in Priština.

1 Municipalities
2 Culture and history
3 Economy
4 See also

[edit] Municipalities

It included the municipalities of:

[edit] Culture and history

Priština is the town with a striking contrast between the old and modern times. The immediate vicinity of Priština is the site of a settlement from the Neolithic period, as well as of the Roman settlement, Vicianum. In the center of Priština stands the Carsi, i.e. Tas - mosque, built after the Battle of Kosovo, in 1389.

Near to Pristina is also the Gračanica monastery, the last endowment of the Serbian King Stefan Milutin, built in 1315. By its architecture and fresco painting, Gračanica is one of the most significant medieval monuments in the entire Europe, and reference to it is made in all the anthologies of the European building. Today it is a female Orthodox monastery, open to visitors.

[edit] Economy

Ore resources and mining play an important part within the economy of this region. By the volume and quality of its lead-zinc ore deposits, the Kosovo District ranks among the richest one not only in Serbia, but in the entire Europe, as well.