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Kaçanik

Kaçanik (Albanian definite form: Kaçaniku) or Kačanik (Serbian Cyrillic: Качаник, pronounced [kâtʃaniːk]), is a town and municipality located in the Ferizaj District of southern Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the town of Kaçanik has 15,634 inhabitants, while the municipality has 33,409 inhabitants.

Kačanik
Downtown Kaçanik
Kačanik
Kačanik
Coordinates: 42°13′N 21°15′E / 42.217°N 21.250°E / 42.217; 21.250
CountryKosovo
DistrictDistrict of Ferizaj
Government
 • MayorBesim Ilazi (PDK)
Area
 • Town and municipality220 km2 (80 sq mi)
Elevation
478 m (1,568 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Town and municipality33,409
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
 • Urban
15,634
 • Ethnicity
Demonym(s)Albanian: Kaçanikas (m), Kaçanikase (f)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
71000
Area code+383
Vehicle registration05
Websitekk.rks-gov.net/kacanik

The municipality covers an area of 220 km2 (85 sq mi), including the town of Kaçanik and 31 villages.[1]

Name edit

The founder of the town Koxha Sinan Pasha called the town Kaçaniku. In 1660, Ottoman writer and traveller Evliya Çelebi visited Kosovo and wrote that the town's name derived from the Ottoman Turkish word kaçanlar in reference to a group of Albanian bandits that operated in Üsküb and used the region of Kaçanik as a hideout.[2] As the Kaçanik area was used as a hideout for the Kachaks, Koxha Sinan Pasha built the town fortress to keep out the Kachaks.

History edit

Early history edit

The region of Kaçanik was one of the pathways, which were employed during Central European (akin to the Lusatian culture) migrations in the southern Balkans between 1200 and 1150 BCE.[3] Roman era monuments include an altar that dates to 158–9 CE and is dedicated to a deity named Andinus (Deo Andino). The name Andinus appears among the central Illyrian and Dalmatian names, but the worship of Andinus seems to have been a local cult of southwestern Dardani as it doesn't appear in other parts of Illyria or the Roman Empire.[4]

Middle Ages edit

After 9th century part of kingdom Raška and empire Serbia. Kaçanik was captured by the Ottomans in the 1420s.[5] At that time Kaçanik was only a village registered by the Ottomans in 1455 defter as nahiyah.[6][7]

Kaçanik was founded by Koca Sinan Pasha, who erected a tower, the town mosque which exists even today, a public kitchen for the poor (imaret), a school near the mosque, two hane (inns similar to caravanserais), one Turkish bath (hammam), the town fortress called Llanishta Fortress and a few mills on the Lepenci river.

Kaçanik became known administratively as a town by the end of the 16th century, and up to year 1891 it was a part of the Ottoman Sanjak of Üsküb, which again belonged to the Kosovo Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire.

Modern edit

On January 2, 1690 Albanian insurgents participated in a battle on the side of the Austrian forces fought against the Ottomans at the Valley of Kaçanik.[8]

In 1878, Kaçanik was intended to become a part of the Principality of Bulgaria according to the Treaty of San Stefano, but per the Treaty of Berlin it was returned to the Ottomans.[9]

During the Albanian Revolt of 1910, the area of Kacanik was the battlefield between Ottoman and Albanian forces.[10]

After 1912 the town became part of the Kingdom of Serbia, and after 1918 part of Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (the first incarnation of Yugoslavia). From 1929 to 1941 Kaçanik was part of the Vardar Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

During World War II, from 1941 to 1945, the town became part of the Kingdom of Bulgaria.

In 1990, after the suspension of Kosovo's autonomy, the members of the Kosovan assembly gathered in the town and adopted the Kaçanik Constitution, based on which the Republic of Kosova was proclaimed in 1991.[11]

During the Kosovo War, Yugoslav forces including the army, police and paramilitary groups carried out operations in the town that led to high numbers of civilian casualties and mass flights of civilians from Kaçanik.[12]

Demographics edit

Municipal historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
194816,318—    
195318,128+2.13%
196119,735+1.07%
197123,978+1.97%
198131,072+2.63%
199138,010+2.04%
201133,409−0.64%
2020
est.
34,420+0.33%
Source: Division of Kosovo

According to the last official census done in 2011, the municipality of Kaçanik has 33,409 inhabitants. Based on the population estimates from the Kosovo Agency of Statistics in 2020, the municipality has 34,420 inhabitants.

With the exception of eight Roma and 30 Bosniaks,[13] the municipality is ethnically homogeneous Albanian.[1]

Economy edit

The municipality is known for the production of construction materials at several area companies. There are also many cultivated farmlands and areas suited for the development of farms, apiculture, arboriculture as well as various craftsman and artisans.[citation needed] The area is well suited for the development of winter and summer tourism.[citation needed] The downtown area is home to a bus station, a small radio station, the remains of a Turkish fort, several streets lined with shops, banks, several restaurants, and a weekly farmers market for produce, livestock and housewares.

Kaçanik has an old tradition in private manufactures, especially when it comes to the production of calcareous stone, wood for construction purposes and other services and artisan skills.

Culture edit

Sport edit

Sports teams edit

KF Lepenci is the men's football club in the town and they play their home matches at Besnik Begunca Stadium. KFF Bazeli 2015 is the women's football club in the town and they play in the top level of the women's football league in Kosovo.

Club Sport Founded League Venue
KF Lepenci Football 1945/1957 Second League Group B Besnik Begunca Stadium
KFF Bazeli 2015 Football(Women) 2015 Kosovo Women's Football League Besnik Begunca Stadium

Notable people edit

Gallery edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b OSCE Mission in Kosovo: Municipal profile of Kačanik 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine, April 2008. Retrieved on 23 October 2008.
  2. ^ (in Albanian). Municipality of Kaçanik. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  3. ^ I.E.S Edwards, ed. (1975-09-18). The migrations on the Greek mainland at the end of the Mycenaean age. The Cambridge Ancient History. Cambridge University Press. pp. 709–. ISBN 9780521086912. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  4. ^ Mirković, Miroslava (2002). Anthropology and Epigraphy - the Case of Central Balkan Region. Barcelona: International Congress of Greek and Latin Epigraphy. ISBN 9788472839236. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  5. ^ Mihailo Maletić; Anton Berisha (1973). Kosovo nekad i danas. Borba-Radna jedinica ekonomiska politika. p. 130. Retrieved 18 April 2013. Пошто су Качаник и Звечан пали у турске руке још двадесетих година XIV века
  6. ^ Istorijski Glasnik. 1965. p. 5. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  7. ^ Oliver J. Schmitt (2008). Kosovo: Kurze Geschichte einer zentralbalkanischen Landschaft. UTB. p. 70. ISBN 978-3-8252-3156-9. Retrieved 18 April 2013. Die Osmanen aber hatten schon vor 1455 strategisch wichtige Plätze (Kacanik und Zvecan, nicht aber Novo Brdo) unter ihre Herrschaft gebracht.
  8. ^ On the Autochthony of Albanians in Kosova and the Postulated Massive Serb Migration at the End of the XVIIth Century -Selami Pulaha, Institute of History
  9. ^ Тосева, Катерина (2008-03-03). "Сан Стефано — непостигнатият идеал" (in Bulgarian). News.bg. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
  10. ^ Zürcher, Erik-Jan (1999-11-30). Sylvia Kedourie (ed.). Kosovo Revisited: Sultan Resad's Macedonian Journey of June 1911. Seventy-five Years of the Turkish Republic. Psychology Press. pp. 26–. ISBN 9780714650425. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  11. ^ Sörensen, Jens Stilhoff (2009-05-20). State Collapse and Reconstruction in the Periphery: Political Economy, Ethnicity and Development in Yugoslavia, Serbia and Kosovo. Berghahn Books. pp. 189–. ISBN 9781845455606. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  12. ^ Krieger, Heike (2001-07-12). The Kosovo Conflict and International Law: An Analytical Documentation 1974-1999. Cambridge University Press. pp. 56–. ISBN 9780521800716. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  13. ^ OSCEMission in Kosovo: Municipal profile of Đeneral Janković 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine, April 2008. Retrieved on 23 October 2008.

External links edit

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kaçanik, albanian, definite, form, kačanik, serbian, cyrillic, Качаник, pronounced, kâtʃaniːk, town, municipality, located, ferizaj, district, southern, kosovo, according, 2011, census, town, inhabitants, while, municipality, inhabitants, kačaniktown, municipa. Kacanik Albanian definite form Kacaniku or Kacanik Serbian Cyrillic Kachanik pronounced katʃaniːk is a town and municipality located in the Ferizaj District of southern Kosovo According to the 2011 census the town of Kacanik has 15 634 inhabitants while the municipality has 33 409 inhabitants KacanikTown and municipalityDowntown KacanikFlagEmblemKacanikShow map of KosovoKacanikShow map of EuropeCoordinates 42 13 N 21 15 E 42 217 N 21 250 E 42 217 21 250CountryKosovoDistrictDistrict of FerizajGovernment MayorBesim Ilazi PDK Area Town and municipality220 km2 80 sq mi Elevation478 m 1 568 ft Population 2011 Town and municipality33 409 Density150 km2 390 sq mi Urban15 634 Ethnicity99 85 Albanians0 15 OtherDemonym s Albanian Kacanikas m Kacanikase f Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code71000Area code 383Vehicle registration05Websitekk wbr rks gov wbr net wbr kacanikThe municipality covers an area of 220 km2 85 sq mi including the town of Kacanik and 31 villages 1 Contents 1 Name 2 History 2 1 Early history 2 2 Middle Ages 2 3 Modern 3 Demographics 4 Economy 5 Culture 5 1 Sport 5 1 1 Sports teams 6 Notable people 7 Gallery 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksName editThe founder of the town Koxha Sinan Pasha called the town Kacaniku In 1660 Ottoman writer and traveller Evliya Celebi visited Kosovo and wrote that the town s name derived from the Ottoman Turkish word kacanlar in reference to a group of Albanian bandits that operated in Uskub and used the region of Kacanik as a hideout 2 As the Kacanik area was used as a hideout for the Kachaks Koxha Sinan Pasha built the town fortress to keep out the Kachaks History editEarly history edit The region of Kacanik was one of the pathways which were employed during Central European akin to the Lusatian culture migrations in the southern Balkans between 1200 and 1150 BCE 3 Roman era monuments include an altar that dates to 158 9 CE and is dedicated to a deity named Andinus Deo Andino The name Andinus appears among the central Illyrian and Dalmatian names but the worship of Andinus seems to have been a local cult of southwestern Dardani as it doesn t appear in other parts of Illyria or the Roman Empire 4 Middle Ages edit After 9th century part of kingdom Raska and empire Serbia Kacanik was captured by the Ottomans in the 1420s 5 At that time Kacanik was only a village registered by the Ottomans in 1455 defter as nahiyah 6 7 Kacanik was founded by Koca Sinan Pasha who erected a tower the town mosque which exists even today a public kitchen for the poor imaret a school near the mosque two hane inns similar to caravanserais one Turkish bath hammam the town fortress called Llanishta Fortress and a few mills on the Lepenci river Kacanik became known administratively as a town by the end of the 16th century and up to year 1891 it was a part of the Ottoman Sanjak of Uskub which again belonged to the Kosovo Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire Modern edit On January 2 1690 Albanian insurgents participated in a battle on the side of the Austrian forces fought against the Ottomans at the Valley of Kacanik 8 In 1878 Kacanik was intended to become a part of the Principality of Bulgaria according to the Treaty of San Stefano but per the Treaty of Berlin it was returned to the Ottomans 9 During the Albanian Revolt of 1910 the area of Kacanik was the battlefield between Ottoman and Albanian forces 10 After 1912 the town became part of the Kingdom of Serbia and after 1918 part of Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes the first incarnation of Yugoslavia From 1929 to 1941 Kacanik was part of the Vardar Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia During World War II from 1941 to 1945 the town became part of the Kingdom of Bulgaria In 1990 after the suspension of Kosovo s autonomy the members of the Kosovan assembly gathered in the town and adopted the Kacanik Constitution based on which the Republic of Kosova was proclaimed in 1991 11 During the Kosovo War Yugoslav forces including the army police and paramilitary groups carried out operations in the town that led to high numbers of civilian casualties and mass flights of civilians from Kacanik 12 Demographics editMunicipal historical populationYearPop p a 194816 318 195318 128 2 13 196119 735 1 07 197123 978 1 97 198131 072 2 63 199138 010 2 04 201133 409 0 64 2020est 34 420 0 33 Source Division of KosovoAccording to the last official census done in 2011 the municipality of Kacanik has 33 409 inhabitants Based on the population estimates from the Kosovo Agency of Statistics in 2020 the municipality has 34 420 inhabitants With the exception of eight Roma and 30 Bosniaks 13 the municipality is ethnically homogeneous Albanian 1 Economy editThe municipality is known for the production of construction materials at several area companies There are also many cultivated farmlands and areas suited for the development of farms apiculture arboriculture as well as various craftsman and artisans citation needed The area is well suited for the development of winter and summer tourism citation needed The downtown area is home to a bus station a small radio station the remains of a Turkish fort several streets lined with shops banks several restaurants and a weekly farmers market for produce livestock and housewares Kacanik has an old tradition in private manufactures especially when it comes to the production of calcareous stone wood for construction purposes and other services and artisan skills Culture editSport edit Sports teams edit KF Lepenci is the men s football club in the town and they play their home matches at Besnik Begunca Stadium KFF Bazeli 2015 is the women s football club in the town and they play in the top level of the women s football league in Kosovo Club Sport Founded League VenueKF Lepenci Football 1945 1957 Second League Group B Besnik Begunca StadiumKFF Bazeli 2015 Football Women 2015 Kosovo Women s Football League Besnik Begunca StadiumNotable people editAg Apolloni writer Adem Salihaj politician Arben Zharku film producer Jeton Neziraj playwright Jetmir Topalli footballer Triumf Riza police officer Veton Tusha footballer Ylber Hysa historian Ramize Gjebrea 1923 1944 World War II partisan mother from Kacanik Gallery editSee also editMusa Kesedzija Musa Celebi Kacanik Gorge Sharr Mountains National Park R 6 Motorway Sinan Pasha Mosque Kacanik References edit a b OSCE Mission in Kosovo Municipal profile of Kacanik Archived 2011 06 06 at the Wayback Machine April 2008 Retrieved on 23 October 2008 Komuna Kacanik Histori in Albanian Municipality of Kacanik Archived from the original on 17 October 2017 Retrieved 15 October 2012 I E S Edwards ed 1975 09 18 The migrations on the Greek mainland at the end of the Mycenaean age The Cambridge Ancient History Cambridge University Press pp 709 ISBN 9780521086912 Retrieved 15 October 2012 Mirkovic Miroslava 2002 Anthropology and Epigraphy the Case of Central Balkan Region Barcelona International Congress of Greek and Latin Epigraphy ISBN 9788472839236 Retrieved 17 October 2012 Mihailo Maletic Anton Berisha 1973 Kosovo nekad i danas Borba Radna jedinica ekonomiska politika p 130 Retrieved 18 April 2013 Poshto su Kachanik i Zvechan pali u turske ruke јosh dvadesetih godina XIV veka Istorijski Glasnik 1965 p 5 Retrieved 18 April 2013 Oliver J Schmitt 2008 Kosovo Kurze Geschichte einer zentralbalkanischen Landschaft UTB p 70 ISBN 978 3 8252 3156 9 Retrieved 18 April 2013 Die Osmanen aber hatten schon vor 1455 strategisch wichtige Platze Kacanik und Zvecan nicht aber Novo Brdo unter ihre Herrschaft gebracht On the Autochthony of Albanians in Kosova and the Postulated Massive Serb Migration at the End of the XVIIth Century Selami Pulaha Institute of History Toseva Katerina 2008 03 03 San Stefano nepostignatiyat ideal in Bulgarian News bg Retrieved 2008 09 16 Zurcher Erik Jan 1999 11 30 Sylvia Kedourie ed Kosovo Revisited Sultan Resad s Macedonian Journey of June 1911 Seventy five Years of the Turkish Republic Psychology Press pp 26 ISBN 9780714650425 Retrieved 15 October 2012 Sorensen Jens Stilhoff 2009 05 20 State Collapse and Reconstruction in the Periphery Political Economy Ethnicity and Development in Yugoslavia Serbia and Kosovo Berghahn Books pp 189 ISBN 9781845455606 Retrieved 15 October 2012 Krieger Heike 2001 07 12 The Kosovo Conflict and International Law An Analytical Documentation 1974 1999 Cambridge University Press pp 56 ISBN 9780521800716 Retrieved 15 October 2012 OSCEMission in Kosovo Municipal profile of Đeneral Jankovic Archived 2011 06 06 at the Wayback Machine April 2008 Retrieved on 23 October 2008 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kacanik Municipality of Kacanik Kacanik In Albanian SOK Kosovo and its population42 14 48 N 21 15 19 E 42 24667 N 21 25528 E 42 24667 21 25528 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kacanik amp oldid 1217762281, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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