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Junik
Junik ( sq, Junik, sq-definite, Juniku; sr, Јуник, Junik) is a town located in Junik Municipality in the Gjakova District in western Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the town of Junik has 6,053 inhabitants, while the municipality has 6,084 inhabitants. Based on the population estimates from the Kosovo Agency of Statistics in 2016, the municipality has 6,425 inhabitants. It is located between Deçan and Gjakova along Kosovo's mountainous border with Albania. It is populated with ethnic Albanians. Junik is the hometown of several prominent people including former heavyweight European boxing champion Luan Krasniqi, Robin Krasniqi and poet Din Mehmeti. History During the Ottoman occupation of the Balkans, Junik and the Municipality of Junik were part of the Nahiya of Altun-ili during the 15th century. In a 1485 defter of the region, Junik was mentioned with the name ''Lunik''. In the 15th century, around half of Junik's population had typical Albanian anthropono ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junik Municipality
Junik ( sq, Junik, Juniku; sr, Јуник, Junik) is a municipality located in the District of Gjakova in western Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the town of Junik had 6,053 inhabitants, while the municipality had 6,084 inhabitants. It is located between Deçan and Gjakova along mountainous border with Albania. It is populated with ethnic Albanians. Junik is the hometown of several prominent people including former heavyweight European boxing champion Luan Krasniqi and poet Din Mehmeti. History Middle Ages During the Ottoman occupation of the Balkans, Junik and the Municipality of Junik were part of the Nahiya of Altun-ili during the 15th century. In the 15th century, around half of Junik's population had typical Albanian anthroponomy. During the early period of Ottoman occupation, Gjakova and the Gjakova Municipality were part of the Nahiya of Altun-ili. Most of the villages in the Nahiya of Altun-ili were dominated by inhabitants with Albanian anthroponomy, which indica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neutral Zone Of Junik
The Neutral Zone of Junik (1921–1923) was a neutral demilitarized border area between the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the Principality of Albania. History Establishment The neutral area was established in November 1921 by the authority of the League of Nations following border disputes between the two countries and the frequent military intrusion from the Yugoslav side since 1918 into the Albanian side as well as continuous skirmish between the Albanian guerrillas and Yugoslavian army. The area included a couple of villages around Junik and the Highlands of Djakovica along the Kosovo border with Albania (back then part of the Prefecture of Kosovo). The zone consisted of the villages Junik, Mulliq/Molić, Batushë/Batusa, Brovinë/Brovina, Ponoshec/Ponosevac, Babaj i Bokës/Babaj Boks, Popoc/Popovc, Shishman/Šišman, and Koshare/Košare. Beside Junik, the rest correspond today to border villages of the District of Gjakova. Ongoing The area was practically autonomous, ruled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District Of Gjakova
The District of Gjakova is one of the seven districts of Republic of Kosovo, with seat in the city of Gjakova. Municipalities The district of Gjakova has a total of 4 municipalities and 170 other smaller settlements. Settlements Gjakova Municipality * Babaj i Bokës * Bardhasan * Botushë * Beci * Berjahë * Bishtazhin * Brekovc * Brovina * Qerret * Qerim * Cërmjan * Damjan * Deva * Gjakova * Doblibarë * Dobriqë * Novosellë e Poshtme * Dujakë * Hereç * Firza * Goden * Novosellë e Epërme * Gërqina * Gërgoc * Gusk * Jabllanicë * Jahoc * Janosh * Kodralija – Beckë * Korenica * Koshare * Kralane * Kushavec * Lipovec * Marmullë * Meqë * Orizë * Madanaj * Moglik * Molliq * Novokaz * Osek Hilë * Osek Pashë * Palabardhë * Pjetershtan * Ponoshec * Popovc * Racë * Rracaj * Radoniq * Rakoc * Ramoc * Rogova I * Rogovë II * Zidi Sadikagës * Sheremet * Shishman I Bokes * Skivjan * Smaçë * Smolicë * Stubel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Krasniqi
Haxhi Krasniqi (born 1 April 1987), known as Robin Krasniqi, is a German professional boxer who held the IBO light-heavyweight title from 2020 to October 2021. He previously held the WBA interim light-heavyweight title from 2020 to August 2021 and at regional level the European super-middleweight title from 2018 to 2019. Background Krasniqi was born in Junik, Kosovo, but moved with his family to Munich, Germany, at a young age during the Kosovo War. Professional career Krasniqi made his professional debut on 20 October 2005, losing to Sven Haselhuhn in a four-round points decision. In his third fight, on 5 January 2006, he lost another four-round decision to Adrian Cerneaga. Krasniqi would spend the next seven years undefeated, winning two regional WBO light-heavyweight titles. On 20 April 2013, he made his first attempt at a world title, losing a twelve-round unanimous decision to WBO light-heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly. A second opportunity at a world title came on 21 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Kosovo
A municipality ( sq, komuna, sr, / ) is the basic administrative division in Kosovo and constitutes the only level of power in local governance. There are 38 municipalities in Kosovo; 27 of which have an Albanian ethnic majority, 10 Serb and 1 Turkish. After the 2013 Brussels Agreement, signed by the governments of Kosovo and Serbia, an agreement was made to create a Community of Serb Municipalities, which would operate within Kosovo's legal framework. Since 2013, the agreement has not been fulfilled by Kosovo's authorities, calling upon its constitution and "territorial integrity". Serbia does not recognize Kosovo as a sovereign state, but as an autonomous province according to its constitution. List of Municipalities Powers of municipalities All municipalities have the following competences, as regulated by Law Nr. 03/L-040 of the Constitution of Kosovo: # Local economic development. # Urban and rural planning. # Land use and development. # Implementation of building ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Jasiqi
Ali D. Jasiqi (born 1937 in Junik, Kingdom of Yugoslavia) is a Kosovan-Albanian writer. Education He attended schools in Junik and Deçan, Gjakovë, finishing in Pristina. He graduated from the Philological Faculty in Albanian Language and Literature at the University of Pristina. Current He continues to write for both printed and electronic media in Kosovo, Albania, Macedonia and elsewhere. He lives in Pristina Pristina, ; sr, / (, ) is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. The city's municipal boundaries in Pristina District form the largest urban center in Kosovo. After Tirana, Pristina has the second largest population of ethnic Albanians and ... with his wife Hasbije Jasiqi, son and daughter-in-law. Annotations External links''Shenje ne lis'' available in the National Library of Australia collection [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Populated Places In Kosovo
The following is a list of populated places in Kosovo, arranged by municipality.http://www.unmikonline.org/regulations/unmikgazette/02english/E2004ads/ADE2004_23_annex.pdf Deçan (Dečani) Gjakovë (Ðakovica) Drenas (Glogovac) Gjilan (Gnjilane) Dragash (Dragaš) Istog (Istok) Kaçanik (Kačanik) Klinë (Klina) Fushë Kosovë (Kosovo Polje) Kamenicë (Kosovska Kamenica) Mitrovicë (Kosovska Mitrovica) Leposaviq (Leposavić) Lipjan (Lipljan) Malishevë (Mališevo) Novobërdë (Novo Brdo) Obiliq (Obilić) Rahovec (Orahovac) Pejë (Peć) Podujevë (Podujevo) Prishtinë (Priština) Prizren Skënderaj (Srbica) Shtime (Štimlje) Shtërpcë (Štrpce) Suharekë (Suva Reka) Ferizaj (Uroševac) Viti (Vitina) Vushtrri (Vučitrn) Zubin Potok Zveçan (Zvečan) See also * Administrative divisions of Kosovo * Districts of Kosovo * Municipalities of Kosovo * Cities and towns in Kosovo References {{Europe topic, List of places in, X ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luan Krasniqi
Luan Krasniqi (born 10 May 1971) is a German actor and former professional boxer. He held the European heavyweight title and also challenged for the WBO world heavyweight title. Background Krasniqi is the youngest of eight children to Kosovar Albanian parents. He has often said that he had a happy and active childhood, growing up in Junik, a small town in the District of Deçan, where in 1987 he finished his primary and secondary school, before his family moved to Rottweil in Germany. Krasniqi stated ''"my childhood was good, but when I learned that we would be rejoining my father who had moved to Rottweil in 1970 I was overjoyed. I had dreamt about a move to the city and now it was coming true!"''. Krasniqi graduated in Germany his A-Level and an education as a wholesaler. Amateur Krasniqi started boxing at the age of 16. His boxing-career began at the local BSV Rottweil, where he met Theo Kerekesch, a boxing trainer of high regard. Spotting talent and kinship within each ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Din Mehmeti
Din Mehmeti (1932 – 12 November 2010) was an Albanian poet from Kosovo. He was among the best-known classical representatives of contemporary verse in Kosovo. Career He was born in 1932 in the village of Gjocaj, Junik, near Gjakova, Kosovo. He studied Albanian language and literature at the University of Belgrade. He later lectured at the teacher training college in Gjakova. Although he has published some prose, literary criticism and a play, he is known primarily for his figurative poetry which has appeared in fifteen volumes between 1961 and 1999. Mehmeti's verse is one of indigenous sensitivity. He relies on many of the figures, metaphors and symbols of northern Albanian popular verse to imbue and stabilize his restless lyrics with the stoic vision of the mountain tribes. Despite the light breeze of romanticism which wafts through his verse, as critic Rexhep Qosja once put it, this creative assimilation of folklore remains strongly fused with a realist current, at times ironi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Kosovo
A District ( sq, Qark, or ; sr, / or or ) is the highest level of administrative divisions of Kosovo. The districts of Kosovo are based on the 2000 Reform of the UNMIK-Administration. UNMIK reform of 2000 The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, UNMIK) introduced the following changes to the districts and municipalities of Kosovo (UNMIK) in 2000: * The Kosovska Mitrovica District (Serbia), Kosovska Mitrovica District became the District of Mitrovica. * The Peć District (Serbia), Peć District was split into the District of Peja and the District of Gjakova. ** Additionally, the municipality of Orahovac was transferred to the District of Gjakova. * The Kosovo District was split into the District of Pristina and District of Ferizaj. * The Kosovo-Pomoravlje District was renamed into the District of Gjilan. ** Additionally, it transferred the municipality of Novo Brdo to the District of Pristina. * The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gjakova
Gjakova, ) and Đakovica ( sr-Cyrl, Ђаковица, ) is the seventh largest city of Kosovo and seat of Gjakova Municipality and Gjakova District. The city has 40,827 inhabitants, while the municipality has 94,556 inhabitants. Geographically, it is located in the south-western part of Kosovo, about halfway between the cities of Peja and Prizren. It is approximately inland from the Adriatic Sea. The city is situated some north-east of Tirana, north-west of Skopje, west of the capital Pristina, south of Belgrade and east of Podgorica. The city of Gjakova has been populated since the prehistoric era. During the Ottoman period, Gjakova served as a trading centre on the route between Shkodra and Constantinople. It was also one of the most developed trade centres at that time in the Balkans. Name The Albanian name for the city is ''Gjakova'', while the Serbian name is ''Đakovica'' with the common ''-ica'' diminutive placename suffix. There are several theorie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balkans
The Balkans ( ), also known as the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the whole of Bulgaria. The Balkan Peninsula is bordered by the Adriatic Sea in the northwest, the Ionian Sea in the southwest, the Aegean Sea in the south, the Turkish Straits in the east, and the Black Sea in the northeast. The northern border of the peninsula is variously defined. The highest point of the Balkans is Mount Musala, , in the Rila mountain range, Bulgaria. The concept of the Balkan Peninsula was created by the German geographer August Zeune in 1808, who mistakenly considered the Balkan Mountains the dominant mountain system of Southeast Europe spanning from the Adriatic Sea to the Black Sea. The term ''Balkan Peninsula'' was a synonym for Rumelia in the 19th century, the European provinces of the Ottoman Empire. It had a geop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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