Shtime ( sq-definite, Shtimja) or Štimlje ( sr-Cyrl, Штимље), is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than city, cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares ...
and
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
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located in the
Ferizaj District
District of Ferizaj is one of the districts of Republic of Kosovo. Ferizaj is the seat of the district.
Municipalities
The district of Ferizaj consists of five municipalities and 126 settlements.
The city of Ferizaj was inhabited durin ...
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 Eur ...
. According to the 2011 census, the town of Shtime has 7,225 inhabitants, while the municipality has 27,324 inhabitants. The territory of the municipality covers an area of 134 square kilometers.
History
Since the end of the 13th century Shtime was one of four courts of the
King of Serbia
This is an archontological list of Serbian monarchs, containing monarchs of the medieval principalities, to heads of state of modern Serbia.
The Serbian monarchy dates back to the Early Middle Ages. The Serbian royal titles used include Knyaz ( ...
in Nerodimlje župa. Its position at that time was on the northern bank of
Svrčin Lake.
Demographics
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Municipality of ŠtimljeSOK Kosovo and its population
Municipalities of Kosovo
Cities in Kosovo
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