The Lumbardhi i Prizrenit or Prizren Bistrica ( sq, Bistrica e Prizrenit; sr, Призренска Бистрица / ''Prizrenska Bistrica'')
is a river in
Kosovo
Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...
. It flows through the villages of
Sredska and
Prizren
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, and empties into the
White Drin
The White Drin or White Drim ( sq, Drini i Bardhë,/ ''Beli Drim'') is a river in Kosovo and northern Albania, a ca. -long headstream of the Drin.
Course
Kosovo
The Kosovo section of the White Drin flows entirely in the semi-karst part of ...
river. It is long, and has a
drainage basin
A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, t ...
of . It stems from the
Sharr Mountains
Dragash or Sharr ( sq-definite, Dragashi or ''Sharri'') or Dragaš ( sr-cyr, Драгаш), is a town and municipality located in the Prizren District of Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the town of Dragash has 1,098 inhabitants, while the ...
.
The most important tributaries of Prizren's Lumbardh are Shartica, Petroshnica, Drajçica, Lubinja, Jabllanica and Lumi i Manastirit.
Name
The river's name, Lumbardh, literally translates to White River in
Albanian
Albanian may refer to:
*Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular:
**Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans
**Albanian language
**Albanian culture
**Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...
. The adjective, ''i Prizrenit'', differentiates it from the other Lumbardh tributaries of the White Drin ( sq, Drinit të Bardhë) in the Dukagjini area.
The name ''Bistrica'' means "clearwater" in Serbian. The adjective ''Prizrenska'', "of
Prizren
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", is added to distinguish it from other Bistrica rivers in the
Dukagjini region:
Dečani Bistrica ("of
Dečani"),
Lumbardhi i Pejës ("of
Peja/Peć"),
Kožnjar Bistrica ("of
Kožnjar"),
Loćane Bistrica ("of
Lloqan/Loćane"), etc.
See also
*
Prizren
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*
White Drin
The White Drin or White Drim ( sq, Drini i Bardhë,/ ''Beli Drim'') is a river in Kosovo and northern Albania, a ca. -long headstream of the Drin.
Course
Kosovo
The Kosovo section of the White Drin flows entirely in the semi-karst part of ...
*
Prizrenasja Hydro Power Plant Museum
Prizrenasja Hydro Power Plant Museum ( sq, Muzeu i Elektroekonomisë - Hidroelektrana "Prizrenasja") is located on the Lumbardh River mouth from Prizren, Kosovo. It was built in 1929 as the first electric power plant in Kosovo. It supplied the ...
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References
Rivers of Kosovo
Geography of Prizren District
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