Gračanica, Kosovo
Gračanica (Serbian Cyrillic: Грачаница) or Graçanicë (Albanian definite form: Graçanica), is a town and municipality located in Pristina District in central Kosovo and Metohija, Serbia. As of 2011, it has an estimated population of 10,675 inhabitants, though most Serbs boycotted the Kosovo government's census.
Gračanica
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Town and municipality | |
Center of Gračanica | |
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Flag Emblem | |
Gračanica Gračanica | |
| Coordinates: 42°36′N 21°12′E | |
| Country | Kosovo |
| District | District of Pristina |
| Settlements | 16 |
| Established | 29 December 2009 |
| Government | |
| • Provisional president | Ljiljana Šubarić (SL) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 131.25 km2 (50.68 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 588 m (1,929 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 10,675 |
| • Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| • Town | 4,500 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Postal code | 10500 |
| Area code | +383(0)38 |
| Website | Official site |
It is centered around the Gračanica Monastery, ten kilometers east of Pristina. The 1999 Kosovo War and its aftermath transformed Gračanica from a sleepy village into an administrative center serving the needs of the 75,000 Kosovo Serbs living south of the Ibar River. After the 2013 Brussels Agreement, the municipality was expected to become part of a proposed Community of Serb Municipalities, however the agreement was never implemented as it was deemed unconstitutional. The town is also known for being the location of Gračanica Monastery, one of the richest Serbian medieval monuments from the 14th century.