Shtime ( sq-definite, Shtimja) or Štimlje ( sr-Cyrl, Штимље), is a
town and
municipality 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. 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 Knya ...
in Nerodimlje župa. Its position at that time was on the northern bank of
Svrčin Lake
Svrčin ( sr-cyr, Сврчин; sq, Svërçin) was one of the castles of Nemanjić dynasty, built around 1321, on an island in the artificially made Svrčin lake, northeast from present day Uroševac. The exact location of the medieval Svrčin h ...
.
Demographics
Notes and references
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External links
Municipality of ŠtimljeSOK Kosovo and its population
Municipalities of Kosovo
Cities in Kosovo
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