Zubin Potok ( sr-cyr, Зубин Поток, sq-definite, Zubin Potoku); is a town and municipality located in the Mitrovica District 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 international recognition of Kosovo, partiall ...

. 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

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, Zubin Potok has 1,698 households and 6,616 inhabitants. In 2015 report by

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, 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 com ...

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 ...

, 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 K ...

'' File:Језеро Газиводе, Зубин Поток.png, ''View above Gazivoda Lake'' File:Gazivode Lake.JPG, ''Gazivoda Lake'' File:Varageapril2009.png, ''Village in Zubin Potok''

Notes and references

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External links

Official website

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