shqiptarëtPrizren
The fortress, the League of Prizren and the historic centre on the Lumbardhi river.
What to know
- The Albanian League of Prizren was founded on 10 June 1878.
- The League complex is a museum with a history section, an ethnographic section and an art gallery; the League building burned in 1999 and was rebuilt in June 2000.
- The fortress sits on a hill east of the town; the Byzantine chronicler Procopius records it as Petrizen.
- An archaeological exhibition opened in the fortress in August 2019, and since 2010 it has hosted the DokuFest open-air cinema.
- The Church of the Holy Virgin of Ljeviša, rebuilt in 1306/7, is part of the UNESCO property "Medieval Monuments in Kosovo", on the List of World Heritage in Danger since 2006.
- The 2024 census counted, among others, 114,484 Albanian, 18,379 Bosniak and 9,819 Turkish residents.
- Part of the municipality lies in Sharri National Park, which covers 53,469 ha across five municipalities: Kaçanik, Shtërpcë, Suharekë, Prizren and Dragash.
- The hydropower plant on the Prizren–Brezovica road was built in 1926–28, supplied the town with electricity from 1929 to 1973 and has been a museum since 1979.
Quick facts
- Population (2024 census): 147,246
- Area: 626.86 km²
- Settlements: 76
- Statistical region (ASK): Prizren
- Serbian name (Law 03/L-041): Prizren
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
- Prizren Regional Hospital — Regional hospital under SHSKUK. · SHSKUK — Spitalet dhe Shërbimet Spitalore Universitare të Kosovës
Health guide (Albania and Kosovo) →
Sources
- Municipality of Prizren: municipal profile (PDF, English)
- Kosovo Cultural Heritage Database: Prizren Fortress
- Kosovo Cultural Heritage Database: League of Prizren complex
- Kosovo Cultural Heritage Database: Church of the Holy Virgin of Ljeviša
- UNESCO World Heritage Centre: Medieval Monuments in Kosovo
- Law 04/L-087 on Sharri National Park, Art. 1 (PDF)
- Kosovo Council for Cultural Heritage: Hydropower plant – Museum of Electricity
- 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)
- Kosovo Agency of Statistics (ASK): Population and Housing Census 2024, final results, Tab. 4.1 and 4.4 (PDF)
- Official municipal website