| Obiliq | |
| Settlement Type: | Town and municipality |
| Seal Alt: | Seal of Obiliq |
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| Coordinates: | 42.69°N 21.0778°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Kosovo |
| Subdivision Type1: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pristina |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Obiliq |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1989 |
| Government Type: | Mayor–council |
| Leader Party: | LDK |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Xhafer Gashi |
| Leader Title1: | Council |
| Leader Name1: | Obiliq Municipal Council |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Blank1 Title: | Municipality[1] |
| Area Blank1 Km2: | 104.84 |
| Population Total: | 22,794 |
| Population As Of: | 2024 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 15000 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | +383 (0) 38 |
| Registration Plate Type: | Vehicle registration |
| Registration Plate: | 01 |
Obiliq is a town and municipality in Kosovo. According to the Kosovo Agency of Statistics (KAS) estimate from the 2011 census, there were 21,549 people residing in Obiliq Municipality, with Kosovo Albanians constituting the majority of the population.[3] [4]
Prior to the Balkan Wars, the settlement was known as Globoderica (Serbian: Глободерица).
Following the conflict, the settlement was incorporated into Serbia and renamed Obilić as part of the efforts to reunite Serbian lands in the early twentieth century when inhabited places within Kosovo were named after heroes from Serbian epic poetry.[5] [6] The placename Obilić refers to the Serbian national hero Miloš Obilić who killed the Ottoman Sultan Murad I at the Battle of Kosovo (1389).
In Albanian, the town is known as Obiliq (a transliteration of the Serbian name), while an alternative name (used by Albanians [7]) was coined by the Albanological Institute, Kastriot, after Albanian national hero Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg (1405–1468).[8] [9]
Situated on the edge of the Kosovo field, Obiliq municipality rests 10 km northwest of Pristina. It has a good geographical position and is bordered by five other municipalities which are Pristina, Fushë Kosova, Drenas, Vushtrri and Podujeva.[10]
The municipality's peak elevation is at the village of Kozaricë, reaching 740 meters above sea level, while its lowest point is at the bridge connecting the village of Cërkvena Vodicë and the city of Obiliq, situated at 530 meters above sea level.
In the territory of the municipality, there are three natural rivers: Sitnica, Drenica and Llapi. There's also a man-made canal called the Ibër - Lepenc Canal, which starts from the Ujman reservoir, fed by the Ibër river.
Two coal-fired power stations, Kosova A and Kosova B, are located in Obiliq that use the coal from three coal mines (Belaćevac, Miraš and Sibovc) operating on the territory of the municipality.
According to the Kosovo Agency of Statistics (KAS) 2011 census, the municipality had a population of 21,548 inhabitants.
In terms of ethnicity, 19,854 (92.13%) are Albanians while other ethnicities include Roma (3.07%), Ashkali (2.68%), Serbs (1.28%) and Bosniaks (0.27%). By religion, 97.68% are Muslims.