Kosovo District

For the districts of the Republic of Kosovo, see District of Pristina and District of Ferizaj.

Kosovski okrug Косовски округ
District of Serbia
Location of Kosovo District in Serbia
Country	Serbia
Capital	Pristina
Municipalities	9 and 1 city

Kosovo District (Serbian: Косовски округ / Kosovski okrug, Albanian: Distrikti i Kosoves) was a district of Kosovo and Metohija between 1990 and 1999; at that time, Kosovo was part of Serbia. Kosovo declared independence in 2008.

It was located in the middle and had a population of 672,292. Its capital was Pristina.

Municipalities

The district included the municipalities of:

1990-1999
after 1999

Culture and history

Main article: History of Kosovo

See also: Serbia in the Middle Ages

In the center of Priština stands the Carsi mosque (Tas mosque), built after the Battle of Kosovo. In the immediate vicinity of Priština there is the site of a settlement from the Neolithic period, as well as of the Roman settlement of Vicianum. Also near Priština is the Gračanica monastery, the last endowment of the Serbian King Stefan Milutin, built in 1315. Its architecture and fresco painting make it one of the most significant medieval monuments in all Europe. Today it is an active monastery for women, and open to visitors.

Districts of Serbia

Vojvodina	Central Banat North Bačka North Banat South Bačka South Banat Syrmia West Bačka

Belgrade	City of Belgrade

Šumadija and Western Serbia	Kolubara Mačva Moravica Pomoravlje Rasina Raška Šumadija Zlatibor

Southern and Eastern Serbia	Bor Braničevo Jablanica Nišava Pčinja Pirot Podunavlje Toplica Zaječar

Kosovo and Metohija¹	Kosovo Kosovo-Pomoravlje Kosovska Mitrovica Peć Prizren

¹ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has been recognised as an independent state by 108 out of 193 United Nations member states.

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Coordinates: 42°44′00″N 21°10′00″E / 42.7333°N 21.1667°E / 42.7333; 21.1667

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