City
Mitrovica, Kosovo
Southern Europe
Mitrovica is a city in northern Kosovo divided along the Ibar River, with a mainly ethnic-Albanian southern section and a mainly ethnic-Serb northern section; the 2024 census recorded 72,662 inhabitants across the municipality, 64,742 in the south and 7,920 in the north. Long a single town, it has been divided along ethnic lines in practice since 1999 and was formally split into two municipalities in 2008 under the Ahtisaari Package that accompanied Kosovo's move toward independence; the Mitrovica Bridge across the Ibar has become a widely recognized symbol of the divide between the city's Albanian and Serb communities.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Founding Year Elevation (m) Latitude42.883333 degrees north 2 FAQs
Where does the name Mitrovica come from?
It comes from Demetrius and most probably from a Byzantine church of St. Demetrius.
The name derives from Demetrius. The city was most probably named after the 8th century Byzantine church of St. Demetrius, built near Zvečan Fortress just above the modern city, in honor of Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki. The earliest evidence of the name dates to 1430, when it appeared in a document as Dimitrovica.
Sources
1. Mitrovica, Kosovo (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationSource text, founding-year-range-start: 1430
The earliest evidence of the name of this city dates back to 1430 when it was mentioned in a Roman document as 'Dimitrovica.' In the Republic of Ragusa, in the documents 'Lamenta de foris' from 1446, the city was referred to as De Dimitruic.
Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1430
The earliest evidence of the name of this city dates back to 1430 when it was mentioned in a Roman document as 'Dimitrovica.' In the Republic of Ragusa, in the documents 'Lamenta de foris' from 1446, the city was referred to as De Dimitruic.
Source text, founding-year: 1430
The earliest evidence of the name of this city dates back to 1430 when it was mentioned in a Roman document as 'Dimitrovica.' In the Republic of Ragusa, in the documents 'Lamenta de foris' from 1446, the city was referred to as De Dimitruic.
Infobox, population
72,662
- In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source 2. Mitrovica, Kosovo (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 42.883333, longitude 20.866667
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 500 m
P2046 (area)
area 350.0 sq km
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