Deçan

Deçan (Albanian: Deçani), or Dečani or Dečane (Serbian Cyrillic: Дечани, pronounced [dɛ̌t͡ʃani] or Дечане), is a town located in Deçan Municipality in the Gjakova District of Kosovo[lower-alpha 1]. According to the 2011 census, the town of Deçan has 3,803 inhabitants, while the municipality has 40,019 inhabitants. Based on the population estimates from the Kosovo Agency of Statistics in 2016, the municipality has 41,641 inhabitants.

This article is about the city in Kosovo[lower-alpha 1]. For the monastery, see Visoki Dečani. For the architectural term, see Decani. For municipality, see Deçan Municipality.
Deçan

Deçan or Deçani  (Albanian)
Дечани/Dečani or
Дечане/Dečane  (Serbian)
City and municipality
Visoki Dečani Monastery
Emblem
Deçan
Coordinates: 42°32′N 20°17′E
CountryKosovo[lower-alpha 1]
DistrictDistrict of Gjakova
MunicipalitiesDeçan Municipality
Government
 • MayorBashkim Ramosaj
 • Municipal297 km2 (115 sq mi)
Elevation
550 m (1,800 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Urban
3,803
 • Municipal
40,019
 • Municipal density130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
51000
Area code(s)+383
Car plates03
Websitekk.rks-gov.net/decan

It is a mountainous area which borders Montenegro and Albania. There is a total of 36 villages within the municipality. The municipality covers an area of 371 km2.

During the 1998–1999 war, Deçan was one of the strongholds of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and subsequently suffered a large amount of infrastructure destruction by the Serbian police and paramilitary forces. Much reconstruction has taken place with the assistance of the international agencies and support from the Kosovo Albanian diaspora. It is widely known amongst the Serbian population for the Visoki Dečani monastery of the Serbian Orthodox Church.

Geography

Deçan lies in the Prokletije mountain region. It is surrounded by the Beleg Mountain.

Culture
Main article: Culture of Deçan

Notes
  1. Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognized as an independent state by 97 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 112 UN member states recognized Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition.
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