The Peć District ( Serbian: Пећки округ or ''Pećki okrug'' , also called ''Dukagjin'' or ''Regjioni i Pejës'' in Albanian) was a

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...

in Kosovo between 1990 and 1999. It was located in the west part of

Kosova The Republic of Kosova ( sq, Republika e Kosovës) or First Republic of Kosovo was a self-declared proto-state in Southeastern Europe established in 1991. During its peak, it tried to establish its own parallel political institutions in oppo ...

. 90% of its population of 414,187 is Albanian, but there are other ethnic groups such as Serbs, Roma, etc. Seat of the District was in the city of

Peć Peja ( Indefinite Albanian form: ''Pejë'' ) or Peć ( sr-Cyrl, Пећ ) is the fourth largest city of Kosovo and seat of Peja Municipality and Peja District. It is situated in the region of Rugova on the eastern section of the Accursed Moun ...

Municipalities

It included the municipalities of: (Peja) (Istog or Burimi) (Deçani) (Gjakova)

Culture and history

Peć is first mentioned in 1302, as Archiepiscopal seat of the Serbian Orthodox Church. The

Patriarchal Monastery of Peć Patriarchy is a social system in which positions of dominance and privilege are primarily held by men. It is used, both as a technical anthropological term for families or clans controlled by the father or eldest male or group of males a ...

consists of a group of monasteries and has been the seat of the Serbian Archbishops and Patriarchs for centuries. It is famous for its monastic complex in Peć, the official residence of the Patriarchs of the Serbian Orthodox Church. The frescoes from the church of St. Apostles, dating from the thirteenth century, rank among the most remarkable medieval Serbian paintings. Over the centuries, churches and other buildings of the Peć Patriarchy have been destroyed and reconstructed several times. Today's appearance dates back to 1931-1932. The

Visoki Dečani The Visoki Dečani Monastery ( sr, Манастир Високи Дечани, Manastir Visoki Dečani, sq, Manastiri i Deçanit) is a medieval Serbian Orthodox Christian monastery located near Deçan, Kosovo. It was founded in the first half of ...

Monastery is one of the most grandiose monuments of the Serb medieval culture. It is the endowment of King

Stefan Dečanski Stefan Uroš III ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Урош III, ), known as Stefan Dečanski ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Дечански, ; 1276 – 11 November 1331), was the King of Serbia from 6 January 1322 to 8 September 1331. Dečanski was the son of ...

, built from 1327 to 1335.

Economy

The main activities in Peć District are leather and footwear, forestry, industrial, agricultural-industrial, and a car spare-parts factory.

References

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