Zubin Potok ( sr-cyr, Зубин Поток, sq-definite, Zubin Potoku); is a town and municipality located in the
Mitrovica District
Mitrovica District ( sq, Rajoni i Mitrovicës, sr-cyrl, Косовскомитровачки округ, ''Kosovskomitrovački okrug'') is one of the unified seven districts of Kosovo. Its administrative center and the largest city is Mitrov ...
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 ...
. As of 2015, it has an estimated population of 15,200 inhabitants.
It covers an area of , and consists of the main town and 63 villages.
Zubin Potok is a part of
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 ...
, a region with an
ethnic Serb majority that functions largely autonomously from the remainder of
ethnic Albanian
The Albanians (; sq, Shqiptarët ) are an ethnic group and nation native to the Balkan Peninsula who share a common Albanian ancestry, culture, history and language. They primarily live in Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbi ...
-majority Kosovo. After the
2013 Brussels Agreement, the municipality became part of 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 ...
.
Settlements
Aside from the town of Zubin Potok, these villages comprise the municipality of Zubin Potok:
*
Babiće / Babiq
*Banja / Banjë
*
Brnjak / Bërnjak
*Bube / Bubë
*
Čabra / Çabër
*Čečevo / Çeçevë
*Češanoviće / Çeshanovë
*Crepulja / Crepulë
*Čitluk / Çitluk
*Donje Varage / Varagë e Ulët
*Drajinoviće / Drainovë
*
Dren
*Gornji Jasenovik / Jasenoviku i Epërm
*Gornji Strmac / Stramci i Epërm
*
Jagnjenica
*Junake / Junce
*Kozarevo / Kozareva
*Krligate / Krligatë
*Lučka Reka / Lluçkarekë
*Međeđi Potok / Prroj i Megjës
*Oklace
*Rezala / Rezallë
*Rujište / Rujishtë
*Tušiće / Tushiqë
*Velika Kaludra / Kalludra e Madhe
*Velji Breg / Bregu i Madh
*Vojmisliće / Vojmisliq
*Zečeviće / Zeçevicë
*Zupče / Zupçë
*Padine
Demographics
According to the 2011 estimations by the
Government of Kosovo
sr, Влада Косова / Vlada Kosova
, border =
, image =
, caption =
, date =
, polity = Kosovo
, address = Government Building, Pristina
, leader_title = Prime Min ...
, Zubin Potok has 1,698 households and 6,616 inhabitants. In 2015 report by
OSCE
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is the world's largest regional security-oriented intergovernmental organization with observer status at the United Nations. Its mandate includes issues such as arms control, prom ...
, the population of Zubin Potok municipality stands at 15,200 inhabitants.
Ethnic groups
The majority of Zubin Potok municipality is composed of
Kosovo Serbs
Kosovo Serbs are one of the ethnic groups of Kosovo. There are around 100,000 Kosovo Serbs as of 2014 and about half of them live in North Kosovo. Other Serb communities live in southern Kosovo. After Albanians, they form the largest ethnic comm ...
with more than 13,900 inhabitants (91.5%), while 1,300 (8.5%)
Kosovo Albanians
The Albanians of Kosovo ( sq, Shqiptarët e Kosovës, ), also commonly called Kosovo Albanians, Kosovar/Kosovan Albanians or Kosovars/Kosovans, constitute the largest ethnic group in Kosovo.
Kosovo Albanians belong to the ethnic Albanian sub-gr ...
live in the municipality.
Most of Zubin Potok's Kosovo Albanians live in the village of
Çabër (Čabra).
The ethnic composition of the municipality of Zubin Potok, including
IDPs:
Geography and infrastructure
Location
Economy
Zubin Potok is an agricultural community, yet the level of agricultural production has been in decrease due to the lack of investment. Local factories have been also strongly affected by the lack of consumers in the Albanian parts of Kosovo. Since most factories were established as branches of main Serbian factory chains to serve the Kosovo market, their workers are still employed but work and get paid irregularly. A majority of products sold in the municipality are imported from Serbia.
Twin towns — sister cities
Zubin Potok is
twinned with:
*
Gradiška,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...
, since 2021
Gallery
File:Holy Trinity Church, Zubin Potok.jpg, ''Holy Trinity Church in Zubin Potok''
File:Brnjak Bridge.jpg, ''Brnjak Bridge near Gazivoda Lake
Gazivoda Lake ( sq, Liqeni i Gazivodës, ''Liqeni i Ujëmani''), Gazivode Lake ( sr, Језеро Газиводе / ''Jezero Gazivode''), is an artificial lake in Kosovo and Serbia. Gazivoda Lake has an area of of which reside in North of Kos ...
''
File:Језеро Газиводе, Зубин Поток.png, ''View above Gazivoda Lake''
File:Gazivode Lake.JPG, ''Gazivoda Lake''
File:Varageapril2009.png, ''Village in Zubin Potok''
See also
*
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 ...
*
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 ...
*
District of Mitrovica
Mitrovica District ( sq, Rajoni i Mitrovicës, sr-cyrl, Косовскомитровачки округ, ''Kosovskomitrovački okrug'') is one of the unified seven districts of Kosovo. Its administrative center and the largest city is Mitrov ...
Notes and references
;Notes
;References
External links
Official website
{{Coord, 42, 55, N, 20, 41, E, display=title, region:RS_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki
North Kosovo
Municipalities of Kosovo
Kosovo–Serbia border crossings
Cities in Kosovo