Fushë Kosovë/Kosovo Polje Multiethnic Municipal Environment

Fushë Kosovë/Kosovo Polje town centre

The municipality of Fushë Kosovë/Kosovo Polje, with its main town and 18 villages, is located approximately eight kilometres southwest of Kosovo’s capital city, Prishtinë/Priština. This good geographical position is considered as the main advantage for its inhabitants: the municipality is located on the main route from Prishtinë/Priština to Peja/Peć, and serves as an excellent transit stop for through traffic, providing a ready and valuable source of income for residents here. The town is generally accessible and transport connections to the capital are comparatively good.

The latest statistics suggest that Kosovo Albanians constitute 85% of the total municipal population, whilst the Kosovo Serb population has dropped to only 8% overall. There is also an Ashkali community settled in the main town, as well as some Roma, spread out in several different villages.

The main religions followed in the municipality are Muslim and Orthodox Christianity. There are three Orthodox churches and eleven mosques in the municipality.

The Cultural House, next to the library, the cinema and the Community Centre, also hosts a Youth Centre run by a local youth NGO as well as a local multiethnic radio station that broadcasts in both Albanian and Serbian languages, having also programmes for the Ashkali and Roma communities based here.