Peć District (Serbia)
Peć District Pećki okrug Пећки округ | ||
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Municipalities 5 | |
The Peć District (
district in Kosovo between 1990 and 1999. It was located in the western part of Kosovo. 90% of its population of 351,680 is Albanian, but there are other ethnic groups such as Serbs, Roma, and others. The seat of the District was in the city of Peja
.
Municipalities
It included the municipalities of:
Culture and history
Peja is first mentioned in 1302, as Archiepiscopal seat of the
Patriarchal Monastery of Peć consists of a group of monasteries and has been the seat of the Serbian Archbishops and Patriarchs for centuries. It is famous for its monastic complex in Peć, the official residence of the Patriarchs of the Serbian Orthodox Church
.
The frescoes from the church of St. Apostles, dating from the thirteenth century, rank among the most remarkable
Stefan Dečanski
, built from 1327 to 1335.
Economy
The main activities in Peć District are leather and footwear, forestry, industrial, agricultural-industrial, and a car spare-parts factory.
References
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