Zvečan Municipality
| second-level administrative division
Serbia and Montenegro /
Kosovo and Metohija /
Kosovska Mitrovica /
World
/ Serbia and Montenegro
/ Kosovo and Metohija
/ Kosovska Mitrovica
, 14 km from center (Косовска Митровица)
World / Serbia / Kosovska Mitrovica
municipality, second-level administrative division, draw only border
Zvečan (Serbian: Звечан; Albanian: Zveçan) is a town and municipality in the District of Mitrovica of northern Kosovo,Serbia. It is a part of North Kosmet, a region with an ethnic Serb majority that functions largely autonomously from the remainder of the ethnic-Albanian-majority Kosovo. The municipality covers an area of 104 km2 (40 sq mi), and consists of 35 villages. As of 2008, the municipality has a population of approximately 17,000.
The Zvečan Fortress and Sokolica monastery, both from the Middle Ages, have been located in the Zvečan area.
In Zvečan is situated the Faculty of Arts of Pristina, part of the University of Pristina at Mitrovica. Zvečan is the hometown of famous Serbian tennis player Novak Đoković.
Zvečan has hosted annually two international music festivals: The North City Jazz & Blues Festival, and international rock festival Overdrive, as well as international art colony Sokolica and children song festival Cvrkuti sa Ibra (Chirrups from the Ibar River).
kk.rks-gov.net/zvecan
The Zvečan Fortress and Sokolica monastery, both from the Middle Ages, have been located in the Zvečan area.
In Zvečan is situated the Faculty of Arts of Pristina, part of the University of Pristina at Mitrovica. Zvečan is the hometown of famous Serbian tennis player Novak Đoković.
Zvečan has hosted annually two international music festivals: The North City Jazz & Blues Festival, and international rock festival Overdrive, as well as international art colony Sokolica and children song festival Cvrkuti sa Ibra (Chirrups from the Ibar River).
kk.rks-gov.net/zvecan
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_of_Mitrovica#Municipalities
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 42°58'37"N 20°46'45"E
- Municipality of Kuršumlija 35 km
- Knjaževac Municipality 129 km
- Podgorica Capital City 146 km
- Municipality of Pljevlja 164 km
- Zaječar Municipality 169 km
- Municipality of Prilep 175 km
- Municipality of Kavadarci 183 km
- Municipality of Nikshic 190 km
- Trebinje Minicipality 229 km
- Municipality of Sabac 247 km
- Banjska Monastery 0.7 km
- Kula 3.3 km
- Landfill 4.3 km
- Srbovačka ada 5.2 km
- Kamenička ada 7.2 km
- Vučanska ada 8.3 km
- Sočanićka ada 8.6 km
- Mitrovica Municipality 10 km
- Sočanica Monastery 11 km
- Cemetery 11 km