shqiptarëtLipjan
A municipality in the Prishtina region, with Gadime Cave and prehistoric sites.
What to know
- The Kosovo Agency of Statistics (ASK) Population and Housing Census 2024 counted 55,044 residents in Lipjan municipality.
- Under ASK's classification of statistical regions, the municipality covers 338.41 km² and belongs to the Prishtina statistical region.
- ASKdata table geo02 lists 62 settlements in the municipality.
- Law 03/L-041 on Administrative Municipal Boundaries (Official Gazette) includes Lipjan among Kosovo's municipalities; the Serbian name in the law text is Lipljan.
- The official municipal website describes Gadime Cave in the village of Gadime: about 1,500 m explored, of which about 800 m are open to visitors.
- The municipal «Visit Gadime» PDF states that the marble cave was discovered in 1966 and has been open for tourism since 1976; the entrance is at 580 m above sea level.
- The same PDF highlights aragonite crystals in the Aragonite gallery, an interior temperature of about 13 °C in summer (11–13 °C in winter), three levels (the middle one for visitors), and more than 25 permanent lakes.
- The prehistoric Gradishtë settlement at Gadime e Epërme, in the Zhegovc hills, is a Copper Age and Iron Age hilltop site; the Cultural Heritage Database (DTK) lists it under permanent protection (E.K. 02-869/73).
- According to DTK, the site was excavated in 1973–1974 and belongs mainly to the Bubanj–Sallkuca–Krivadoll cultural group; imported Greek pottery fragments from the late Iron Age were also found.
Quick facts
- Population (2024 census): 55,044
- Area: 338.41 km²
- Settlements: 62
- Statistical region (ASK): Prishtina
- Serbian name (Law 03/L-041): Lipljan
- Gadime Cave: open for tourism since 1976
Official links
Health
The emergency number and official links for this place. No other phone numbers — only checked sources.
- 194 / 94 — Medical emergency · Ministria e Shëndetësisë e Republikës së Kosovës
- Ministry of Health
- SHSKUK
- QKUK
- Kosovo University Clinical Centre (QKUK) — Main tertiary service in Prishtina (SHSKUK).
Health guide (Albania and Kosovo) →
Sources
- Kosovo Agency of Statistics (ASK): Population and Housing Census 2024, final results, Tab. 4.1 (PDF)
- Kosovo Agency of Statistics (ASK): Classification of statistical regions, area by municipality (PDF)
- ASKdata: settlements by municipality (geo02)
- Official Gazette: Law 03/L-041 on Administrative Municipal Boundaries, Art. 5 (Albanian and Serbian texts)
- Municipality of Lipjan: Shpella e Gadimes page
- Municipality of Lipjan: Visit Gadime information PDF
- Kosovo Cultural Heritage Database (DTK): Gradishtë prehistoric settlement, Gadime
- Official municipal website of Lipjan