Vushtrri

Vushtrri is a city and municipality located in the in . Vushtrri has a population of 61,528 and a total area of 345 km2, which accounts for approximately 3.2% of the territory of Kosovo.
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  • Type: Town with 27,000 residents
  • Description: town in Kosovo
  • Also known as: Viciana”, “Vicianum”, “Viçitrina”, and “Vučitrn

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stone Bridge, Vushtrri and Vushtrri Castle.

The Stone Bridge or Vojinović Bridge is a medieval bridge located in Vushtrri, . It dates from the end of the 14th or early 15th century, and according to legend, was built by two brothers from the Vojinović noble family.

Castle
The or Old Tower are city fortifications in Vushtrri, . It was the seat of despot Đurađ Branković. Later chroniclers are noted that the fort itself is derived from the times of Dušan, and that it is an old fortress with a tower in the middle of the town.

The of Vushtrri is one of the oldest and most prominent monuments in Vushtrri, Kosovo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gojbulja and Sllatina, Vushtrri.

Village
or Gojbulë is a settlement in the Vushtrri municipality of . The rural settlement lies on a cadastral area with the same name, with 692 hectares. is situated 3½ km northeast of Vushtrri.

Village
Sllatinë or Slatina is a village in located in the municipality of Vushtrri and in the district of Mitrovicë. According to the Kosovo census of 2011, it has 491 inhabitants, all of whom are Albanians. is situated 3½ km north of Vushtrri.

Village
Photo: Sapfan, CC0.
is a village, which is situated 4 km south of Vushtrri.

Vushtrri

Latitude
42.8219° or 42° 49′ 19″ north
Longitude
20.9674° or 20° 58′ 3″ east
Population
27,000
Elevation
529 metres (1,736 feet)
Open location code
8GJ2RXC8+QX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 448726882
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
784097
Wiki­data ID
Q911241
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“Vushtrri” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: Viciana
  • Albanian: Vicianum
  • Albanian: Vuçitërnë
  • Albanian: Vushtrri
  • Albanian: Vushtrria
  • Arabic: فوشيتري
  • Armenian: Վուչիտրն
  • Asturian: Vushtrri
  • Belarusian: Вучытрн
  • Bosnian: Vučitrn
  • Bulgarian: Вучитрън
  • Cebuano: Vushtrri
  • Chinese: 武契特尔恩
  • Chinese: 武契特爾恩
  • Croatian: Vučitrn
  • Czech: Vučitrn
  • Czech: Vushtrri
  • Czech: Vushtrria
  • Dutch: Vucitrn
  • Dutch: Vučitrn
  • Dutch: Vushtrri
  • Egyptian Arabic: فوشيترى
  • Finnish: Vučitrn
  • Finnish: Vushtrri
  • Finnish: Vushtrria
  • French: Vucitrn
  • French: Vučitrn
  • French: Vushtrri
  • French: Vushttri
  • German: Vucitrn
  • German: Vučitrn
  • German: Vushtrri
  • German: Vushtrria
  • Greek: Βούτσιτρν/Βουστρρί
  • Hebrew: ווצ’יטרן
  • Hungarian: Vučitrn
  • Indonesian: Vučitrn
  • Italian: Vučitrn
  • Italian: Vushtrri
  • Italian: Vushtrria
  • Japanese: ヴシュトリ
  • Japanese: ヴシュトリア
  • Japanese: ヴチトルン
  • Latin: Vicianum
  • Lithuanian: Vučitrnas
  • Macedonian: Вучитрн
  • Northern Frisian: Vushtrri
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Vushtrri
  • Norwegian: Vushtrri
  • Persian: ووچیترن
  • Polish: Vucitrn
  • Polish: Vučitrn
  • Portuguese: Vučitrn
  • Portuguese: Vushtrri
  • Romanian: Vucitrn
  • Romanian: Vučitrn
  • Romanian: Vushtrri
  • Russian: Вучитрн
  • Serbian: Vučitrn
  • Serbian: Вучитрн
  • Serbo-Croatian: Opština Vučitrn
  • Serbo-Croatian: Vučitrn
  • Serbo-Croatian: Vushtrri
  • Serbo-Croatian: Vushtrria
  • Slovenian: Vučitrn
  • Spanish: Vushtrri
  • Swedish: Vicianum
  • Swedish: Vucitrn
  • Swedish: Vučitrn
  • Swedish: Vushtrri (kommunhuvudort)
  • Swedish: Vushtrri
  • Turkish: Vıçıtırın
  • Turkish: Vılçıtrın
  • Turkish: Vuçitërn
  • Turkish: Vuçıtırın
  • Turkish: Vulçıtrın
  • Ukrainian: Вучитрн
  • Welsh: Vučitrn

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