Klina

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Klina
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Klina
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Klina
Coordinates: 42°37′N20°34′E / 42.617°N 20.567°E / 42.617; 20.567
Country Kosovo
District District of Peja
  Rank 18th in Kosovo
  Municipal309 km2 (119 sq mi)
Population
 (2024) [1]
  Municipality30,574
  Urban
5,542
  Municipal
38,496
  Municipal density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
32000
Area code +383
Vehicle registration 03
Website kk.rks-gov.net/kline

Klina (Albanian: Klinë or Klina) is a town and municipality located in the District of Peja of north-western Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the town of Klina has 5,542 inhabitants, while the municipality has 38,496 inhabitants. It is located at the confluence of the river Klina into the White Drin. A symbol of Klina are the Mirusha Waterfalls.

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History

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Dresnik archaeological site

During early Middle Ages, Porphyrogenitus mentions the urban center of Desstinik, today Dresnik, where important archeological discoveries of Roman period were made in August 2013, described as: ...the most important discovery of the past few decades to have been made in Kosovo in the area of archaeology. [2] In the village lies the Archaeological Site of Dresnik. [3]

Economy

There is one bauxite mine operating on the territory of Klina - Grebnik mine.

Demography

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
196127,153    
197142,351+4.55%
198154,539+2.56%
199152,266−0.42%
201138,496−1.52%

According to the last official census done in 2011, the municipality of Klina has 38,496 inhabitants. Based on the population estimates from the Kosovo Agency of Statistics in 2016, the municipality has 39,759 inhabitants.

The ethnic composition of the municipality:

Ethnic composition
Year/PopulationAlbanians %Serbs %Montenegrins %Roma %Total
196116,75666.757,37827.171,3725.05800.2927,153
197132,89778.047,86418.571,1572.731180.2842,351
198145,59483.606,82912.529731.787981.4654,539
199143,24882.755,2099.976211.191,2782.4552,266
January 199955,00078.610,00014.35,0007.170,000
201137,21696.7980.25--780.238,496
Ref: Yugoslav Population Censuses for data through 1991, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe estimates for 1999 and 2006

In September 2014, 12 Egyptian families returned to Klina having spent the last 15 years displaced in Podgorica, Montenegro. The families moved straight into a newly constructed neighbourhood as part of project helping refugees from the Kosovo War return to Kosovo. [4]

Notable people

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References

  1. "Population and housing census in Kosovo preliminary results - July 2024" (PDF). Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  2. Archaeological discoveries in Dresnik of Klina, the most intriguing discovery of the past few decades, Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sport of Kosovo, 2013-08-15
  3. "The government paves the way for the expropriation of the archaeological site of Dresnik".
  4. "Egyptians return to Kosovo after 15 years of displacement". Shanghai Daily. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.