Frashër, or Svinjare, is a village in northern Kosovo, near Mitrovicë. It has 567 inhabitants, of whom 561 are Albanians, 4 are Bosniaks, and the ethnicity of two is unknown, according to the 2011 census.[2]
Frashër
Svinjare | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Interactive map of Frashër | |
| Coordinates: 42°51′04″N 20°53′23″E / 42.85111°N 20.88972°E | |
| Country | Kosovo |
| District | Mitrovicë |
| Municipality | Mitrovicë |
| Elevation | 512 m (1,680 ft) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 564 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
History
editDuring the Kosovo War, the Albanian population was expelled and their 65 houses were burnt.[3]
During the March 2004 unrest in Kosovo, the village was razed by Kosovo Albanians, and the village became a ghost town.[4]
In 2014, a 48-hectare industrial park was built.[5]
References
edit- ↑ "Popullsia sipas gjinisë, etnicitetit dhe vendbanimit" [Population by gender, ethnicity, and place of residence] (PDF) (in Albanian). Prishtinë: Kosovo Agency of Statistics. July 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Kosovo Ethnic Composition". Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ↑ Azemi, Avni (2015). Toponimet e Mitrovicës (in Albanian). Prishtinë: Lena Grafik. p. 24. ISBN 978-9951-663-35-9.
- ↑ "ERPKIM Archive | REUTERS: Serbs scared to return to devastated Kosovo town, February 20, 2005". www.kosovo.net. Archived from the original on 2006-05-09.
- ↑ "PARKU INDUSTRIALE NË MITROVICË". kiesa.rks-gov (in Albanian). Retrieved 24 January 2024.
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