Klina

Klina
Municipality and city
Klina (Klinë) / Klina (Клина)
Klina Location in Kosovo
Coordinates: 42°37′N 20°34′E / 42.617°N 20.567°E
Country	Kosovo
District	District of Peć
Area
• municipality	309 km^2 (119 sq mi)
Elevation	382 m (1,253 ft)
Population (2014)
• municipality	39,527
• Density	130/km^2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	32000
Area code(s)	+381
Car plates	03
Website	kk.rks-gov.net/kline

Klina or Klinë (Albanian: Klina or Klinë; Serbian: Клина, Klina) is a city and municipality in the Peć district of north-western Kosovo.^{[lower-alpha 1]} It is located at the confluence of the river Klina into the White Drin.

History

Klina is shown to be inhabited since ancient times. First mentioning comes from Ptolemy which mentions Chinna, residing close to Narona and 12 miles from Shkodër, both listed as part of Dalmatia.^[1][2] Newer sources mention it populated by the Illyrian tribe of Dardani.^[3][4] There are also sources who place the hypotheses of a Celtic settlement in Illyricum, and a possible Celtic explanation of the name.^[5] During Early Middle Ages, Porphyrogenitus mentions the urban center of Desstinik, today Dersnik/Drsnik, where important archeological discoveries of Roman period were made in August 2013, described as: ...the most important discovery of the past few decades to have been made in Kosovo in the area of archaeology.^[6]

Symbol

A symbol of Klina are the Mirusha Waterfalls.

Demographics

Ethnic Composition
Year/Population	Albanians	%	Serbs	%	Montenegrins	%	Roma	%	Total
1961	18,124	66.75	7,378	27.17	1,372	5.05	80	0.29	27,153
1971	33,050	78.04	7,864	18.57	1,157	2.73	118	0.28	42,351
1981	45,594	83.60	6,829	12.52	973	1.78	798	1.46	54,539
1991	43,248	82.75	5,209	9.97	621	1.19	1,278	2.45	52,266
January 1999	55,000	78.6	10,000	14.3			5,000	7.1	70,000
2006	53,000	96.5	94	0.17			1,800	3.3	54,900
Ref: Yugoslav Population Censuses for data through 1991, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe estimates for 1999 and 2006

In September 2014, 12 Egyptian families returned to Klina having spent the last 15 years displaced in Podgorica, Montenegro. The families moved straight into a newly constructed neighbourhood as part of project helping refugees from the Kosovo War return to Kosovo.^[7]

Notable people

• Anton Berisha, folklorist and scholar

See also

• District of Peć

Annotations

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 received recognition as an independent state from 110 out of 193 United Nations member states.

References

1. Ptolemy: Book 2, Chapter V
2. Alexander MacBean (May 5, 2013), A Dictionary of Ancient Geography Explaining the Local Appellations in Sacred, Grecian, and Roman History, Book on Demand Ltd., ISBN 978-5518411340, retrieved 2013-10-27
3. Gail Warrander, Verena Knaus (2008). Kosovo: the Bradt travel guide. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 166. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
4. Historiku (History) (in Albanian), Municipality of Klina
5. Robinson Ellis (June 25, 2009), A Commentary on Catullus, Cornell University Library, p. 393, ISBN 978-1112066672, retrieved 2013-10-27
6. Archaeological discoveries in Dresnik of Klina, the most intriguing discovery of the past few decades, Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sport of Kosovo, 2013-08-15
7. "Egyptians return to Kosovo after 15 years of displacement". Shanghai Daily. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.

External links

• Media related to Klina at Wikimedia Commons
• Komuna Klina

Coordinates: 42°37′18″N 20°34′40″E / 42.62167°N 20.57778°E