Kosovska Mitrovica District

Infobox Serbian district
name_serC = Косовскомитровички округ
name_serL = Kosovskomitrovički okrug
name_alt =
en_name = Kosovska Mitrovica District
province_or_region = Kosovo
capital = Kosovska Mitrovica
commissioner =
municipalities = 6
settlements =
cities_and_towns =
villages =
area =
population = 275,904
density =
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The Kosovska Mitrovica District (Serbian: Косовскомитровички округ, "Kosovskomitrovički okrug" ; Albanian: "Distrikti i Mitrovicës") is a district in northern Kosovo. It has a population of 275,904. The seat of the district is in the city of Kosovska Mitrovica.

Municipalities

It included the municipalities of:
The first name is Serbian, the second one Albanian.
*Zubin Potok
*Leposavić
*Zvečan
*Kosovska Mitrovica / Mitrovica
*Srbica / Skënderaj
*Vučitrn / Vushtrri

Culture and history

Kosovska Mitrovica - being a medieval settlement, is rich in famous edificies and monuments: the Church of St. Dimitri originating from the fourteenth century, and the Church of St. Sava from the nineteenth century. In the vicinity of Kosovska Mitrovica is the Devič Monastery, the first mention of which was found in 1578.

Economy

The Kosovska Mitrovica District is featured by a number of significant economic organization from contracting, chemical, garment-industry and agricultural sectors.

ee also

*History of Kosovo
*History of Serbia