Frashër, Kosovo

Frashër
Svinjare
Village
Frashër is located in Kosovo
Frashër
Frashër
Location within Kosovo
Coordinates: 42°51′04″N 20°53′23″E / 42.85111°N 20.88972°E / 42.85111; 20.88972
CountryKosovo
DistrictMitrovicë
MunicipalityMitrovicë
Elevation
512 m (1,680 ft)
Population
 (2024)
 • Total
564
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Frashër, or Svinjare, is a village in northern Kosovo, near Mitrovicë. It has 567 inhabitants, of whom 561 are Albanians, 4 are Bosniaks, and the ethnicity of two is unknown, according to the 2011 census.

History

During the Kosovo War, the Albanian population was expelled and their 65 houses were burnt.

During the March 2004 unrest in Kosovo, the village was razed by Kosovo Albanians, and the village became a ghost town.

In 2014, a 48-hectare industrial park was built.

References

  1. ↑ "Popullsia sipas gjinisë, etnicitetit dhe vendbanimit" [Population by gender, ethnicity, and place of residence] (PDF) (in Albanian). Prishtinë: Kosovo Agency of Statistics. July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Kosovo Ethnic Composition". Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  3. ↑ Azemi, Avni (2015). Toponimet e Mitrovicës (in Albanian). Prishtinë: Lena Grafik. p. 24. ISBN 978-9951-663-35-9.
  4. ↑ "ERPKIM Archive | REUTERS: Serbs scared to return to devastated Kosovo town, February 20, 2005". www.kosovo.net. Archived from the original on 2006-05-09.
  5. ↑ "PARKU INDUSTRIALE NË MITROVICË". kiesa.rks-gov (in Albanian). Retrieved 24 January 2024.