Parteš (

Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet ( sr, / , ) is a variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language, updated in 1818 by Serbian linguist Vuk Karadžić. It is one of the two alphabets used to write standard modern Serbian, th ...

: Партеш) or Partesh ( sq-definite, Parteshi), is a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

and

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

located in the Gjilan District of

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 ...

. The municipality was established on 19 August 2010. It is inhabited by

Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language. The majority of Serbs live in their na ...

, and as of 2013, it has an estimated population of 5,300 inhabitants.

Settlements

The municipality consists of town of Parteš and two villages:

Pasjane Pasjane ( sr-Cyrl, Пасјане) or Pasjani ( sq, Pasjan), is a village in the municipality of Parteš in Kosovo. It is inhabited by a majority of ethnic Serbs. History The village was mentioned as ''Pasjan'' ( sr-Cyrl, Пасјан) in the Ot ...

and

Donja Budriga Donja Budriga ( sr-cyrl, Доња Будрига, sq, Budrikë e Poshtme) is a village in the municipality of Parteš in Kosovo. It is inhabited by a majority of ethnic Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous So ...

. Parteskosovo.jpg, Parteš, in relation to Gjilan. OpštinaParteš.png, Parteš municipality.

Culture

The settlements of Parteš, Donja Budriga and Pasjane are inhabited by ethnic

. There are four Serbian Orthodox churches within the municipality. There are

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sites at medieval religious ruins.

Economy

The economy is based mainly on dairy production and small trade.

Education

There are two primary schools and five secondary schools within the municipality.

Demographics

The municipality of Parteš is inhabited by ethnic Serbs. The

ECMI The European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI) is a research institute based in Flensburg, Germany, that conducts research into minority-majority relations in Europe. ECMI is a non-partisan and interdisciplinary institution. It is a non-profit, in ...

calculated, based on 2010 and 2013 estimations, that the Parteš municipality was inhabited by 5,300 Serbs (99.96%). According to the 2011 census, which is unreliable due to partial boycott by Serbs and other minorities, the settlement of Parteš alone had 478 residents, all of whom were Serbs (100%); the Parteš municipality had 1,787 residents, 1,785 of whom were Serbs (99.9%). The municipality of Parteš includes the town and two villages. It is one of the

Serbian enclaves in Kosovo Serbian enclaves are settlements in Kosovo outside North Kosovo ("south of the Ibar") where Serbs form a majority. After the initial outflow after the Kosovo War the situation of the Kosovo Serb communities has improved and under the Ahtisaari ...

(located outside Serb-inhabited

North Kosovo North Kosovo ( sr, Северно Косово, Severno Kosovo; sq, Kosova Veriore), also known as the Ibar Kolašin ( sr, Ибарски Колашин, Ibarski Kolašin; sq, Koloshini i Ibrit or ''Kollashini i Ibrit''; earlier ''Old Kolašin ...

), alongside five other municipalities:

Gračanica Gračanica () may refer to: Places Bosnia and Herzegovina *Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, a town and municipality in Tuzla *Gračanica (Bugojno), a village in Central Bosnia *Gračanica, Gacko, a village in Republika Srpska *Gračanica, Proz ...

Štrpce Štrpce (Serbian Cyrillic: Штрпце) or Shtërpca ( sq-definite, Shtërpcë), is a town and municipality located in the Ferizaj District in Kosovo. As of 2015, it has an estimated population of 13,630 inhabitants. After the 2013 Brussels Ag ...

Novo Brdo Novo Brdo ( sr-Cyrl, Ново Брдо), or Novobërda and Artana ( sq-definite, Novobërdë or ''Artanë''), is a municipality located in the Pristina district of Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 6,729 inhabitants. Th ...

Ranilug Ranilug (Serbian Cyrillic: Ранилуг) or Ranillug ( sq-definite, Ranillugu), is a village and municipality located in the Gjilan District of Kosovo. The municipality comprises 12 villages and as of 2015 has a population of 5,800 inhabitants. ...

and

Klokot Klokot ( Serbian Cyrillic: Клокот) or Kllokot ( sq-definite, Kllokoti), is a town and municipality in the District of Gjilan in southeastern Kosovo. The municipality was established on 8 January 2010, the settlements having been part of t ...

Politics

The municipality in planned to be included in the

Community of Serb Municipalities The Community of Serb Municipalities ( sr, / ), or Association of Serb Municipalities ( sq, Asociacioni i Komunave Serbe, AKS), is a planned self-governing association of municipalities with a Serb majority population in Kosovo. The proposal f ...

, according to the 2013 Brussels Agreement. The 2013 local elections, held in November, saw 2,770 voters, 63.8% of the total number of registered voters in the Parteš municipality (4,342) according to the last elections. The elections saw the following results in the local government, the municipal assembly which has 15 seats: * Independent Liberal Party (SLS), 37.60%—6 seats *Citizens' Initiative Srpska (GIS), 18.20%—3 seats *Democratic Initiative (DI), 13.04%—2 seats *People's Initiative (NI), 12.57%—2 seats *Serb Citizens' Initiative Pasjane (SGI P), 6.02%—1 seat *Serb Citizens' Initiative Donja Budriga (SGI DB), 6.02%—1 seat

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Parteš Municipality
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