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Klina
Town in the District of Peja, Kosovo
Town in the District of Peja, Kosovo
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Klina |
| settlement_type | Town and municipality |
| image_skyline | {{multiple image |
| border | infobox |
| perrow | 1/2/2/2/2 |
| total_width | 250 |
| image1 | Qendra kline.jpg |
| image2 | Stone Bridge in Klina.jpg |
| footer | From the top, Town Centre, Stone Bridge}} |
| image_flag | Flag of Klina.png |
| image_blank_emblem | Stema e Komunës Klinë.svg |
| blank_emblem_type | Emblem |
| pushpin_map | Kosovo#Europe |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Kosovo |
| subdivision_type1 | District |
| subdivision_name1 | District of Peja |
| total_type | Municipality |
| area_blank1_title | Urban |
| area_blank2_title | Municipal |
| area_blank2_km2 | 309 |
| population_total | 30574 |
| population_as_of | 2024 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_blank1_title | Urban |
| population_blank1 | 5542 |
| population_density_blank1_km2 | auto |
| population_blank2_title | Municipal |
| population_density_blank2_km2 | auto |
| timezone | CET |
| utc_offset | +1 |
| timezone_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset_DST | +2 |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 32000 |
| area_code | +383 |
| registration_plate_type | Vehicle registration |
| registration_plate | 03 |
| website | |
| area_rank | 18th in Kosovo |
Klina (Klinë; Клина) is a town and municipality located in the District of Peja of north-western Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the town of Klina has 5,542 inhabitants, while the municipality has 38,496 inhabitants. It is located at the confluence of the river Klina into the White Drin. A symbol of Klina are the Mirusha Waterfalls. On 25 July 2025 a temperature of 42.5 °C was registered in Klina, the highest ever temperature registered in Kosovo.
History
During early Middle Ages, Porphyrogenitus mentions the urban center of Desstinik, today Dresnik, where important archeological discoveries of Roman period were made in August 2013, described as: ...the most important discovery of the past few decades to have been made in Kosovo in the area of archaeology. In the village lies the Archaeological Site of Dresnik.
Economy
There is one bauxite mine operating on the territory of Klina - Grebnik mine.
Demography
|1961|27153 |1971|42351 |1981|54539 |1991|52266 |2011|38496
According to the last official census done in 2011, the municipality of Klina has 38,496 inhabitants. Based on the population estimates from the Kosovo Agency of Statistics in 2016, the municipality has 39,759 inhabitants.
The ethnic composition of the municipality:
| Year/Population | Albanians | % | Serbs | % | Montenegrins | % | Roma | % | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16,756 | 66.75 | 7,378 | 27.17 | 1,372 | 5.05 | 80 | 0.29 | 27,153 |
| 1971 | 32,897 | 78.04 | 7,864 | 18.57 | 1,157 | 2.73 | 118 | 0.28 | 42,351 |
| 1981 | 45,594 | 83.60 | 6,829 | 12.52 | 973 | 1.78 | 798 | 1.46 | 54,539 |
| 1991 | 43,248 | 82.75 | 5,209 | 9.97 | 621 | 1.19 | 1,278 | 2.45 | 52,266 |
| January 1999 | 55,000 | 78.6 | 10,000 | 14.3 | 5,000 | 7.1 | 70,000 | ||
| 2011 | 37,216 | 96.7 | 98 | 0.25 | - | - | 78 | 0.2 | 38,496 |
| Ref: Yugoslav Population Censuses for data through 1991, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe estimates for 1999 and 2006 |
In September 2014, 12 Egyptian families returned to Klina having spent the last 15 years displaced in Podgorica, Montenegro. The families moved straight into a newly constructed neighbourhood as part of project helping refugees from the Kosovo War return to Kosovo.
Notable people
- Anton Berisha, Kosovo-Albanian folklorist and scholar
- Sadik Rama Gjurgjeviku, Kosovo-Albanian guerrilla fighter
- Mujë Krasniqi, Kosovo Liberation Army
References
References
- "Population and housing census in Kosovo preliminary results - July 2024".
- (28 July 2025). "Kosovo records highest temperature ever, 42.5 degrees Celsius in Klina on July 25".
- (2013-08-15). "Archaeological discoveries in Dresnik of Klina, the most intriguing discovery of the past few decades". Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sport of Kosovo.
- (28 September 2023). "The government paves the way for the expropriation of the archaeological site of Dresnik".
- (15 September 2014). "Egyptians return to Kosovo after 15 years of displacement". Shanghai Daily.
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