Obilić

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Obiliq / Kastrioti
Обилић / Obilić
Location of Obiliq / KastriotiОбилић / Obilić
Population (2006)[1]
 - Total 28,653
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
Area code(s) +381 38

Obilić or Obiliq (Albanian: Obiliq or Kastrioti; Serbian: Обилић, Obilić) is a town and municipality in central Kosovo.

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[edit] Geography

The Obilić municipality is located immediately north-west of Priština on the main road to Kosovska Mitrovica. The municipality was created in 1989, prior to which it formed part of Priština municipality.

[edit] Name

The town is named after Miloš Obilić, the Serbian hero of the Battle of Kosovo who he killed the Ottoman Sultan Murad I.

[edit] Demographics

In 1991, the municipality had a population of 31,627, including 66.31% Albanians, 18.69% Serbs and Montenegrins, 1.10% Muslims by nationality, etc.

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