Parteš | |
|---|---|
Town andmunicipality | |
 Church of the Holy Trinity in Parteš | |
 Flag  Emblem | |
  Parteš  Parteš | |
| Coordinates:42°24′07″N21°26′01″E / 42.40194°N 21.43361°E /42.40194; 21.43361 | |
| Country | Kosovo |
| District | District of Gjilan |
| Settlements | 3 |
| Municipality status | 19 August 2010 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dragan Petkovic[1] (SL) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 18.3 km2 (7.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 473 m (1,552 ft) |
| Population (2024)[2] | |
• Municipality | 3,251 |
| • Density | 178/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 38251 |
| Vehicle registration | 06 |
| Website | partesh |
Parteš (Serbian Cyrillic: Партеш) orPartesh (Albaniandefinite form:Parteshi), is atown andmunicipality located in theGjilan District ofKosovo. The municipality was established on 19 August 2010. It is inhabited bySerbs, and as of 2013, it has an estimated population of 5,300 inhabitants.
The municipality consists of town ofParteš and two villages:Pasjane andDonja Budriga.
The settlements of Parteš, Donja Budriga and Pasjane are inhabited by ethnicSerbs. There are four Serbian Orthodox churches within the municipality.[3] There arepilgrimage sites at medieval religious ruins.[3] There is also one cultural center in Parteš, one in Donja Budriga, and one in Pasjane.
The economy is based mainly on dairy production and small trade.[3]
There are two primary schools and five secondary schools within the municipality.[3]
The municipality of Parteš is inhabited by ethnic Serbs. TheECMI calculated, based on 2010 and 2013 estimations, that the Parteš municipality was inhabited by 5,300 Serbs (99.96%).[4]
According to the 2011 census, which is unreliable due to partial boycott by Serbs and other minorities,[5] the settlement of Parteš alone had 478 residents, all of whom were Serbs (100%); the Parteš municipality had 1,787 residents, 1,785 of whom were Serbs (99.9%).[3] The municipality of Parteš includes the town and two villages. It is one of theSerbian enclaves in Kosovo (located outside Serb-inhabitedNorth Kosovo), alongside five other municipalities:Gračanica,Štrpce,Novo Brdo,Ranilug andKlokot.[4] After theBrussels Agreement of 2013, representatives of Serbia and Kosovo agreed that the municipality was to become part of theCommunity of Serb Municipalities.[6]
| Settlement | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donja Budriga | 617 | 689 | 801 | 983 | 1.018 | 1.178 |
| Parteš | 775 | 878 | 1.009 | 1.203 | 1.274 | 1.513 |
| Pasjane | 1.325 | 1.448 | 1.508 | 1.845 | 1.974 | 2.030 |
| Total | 2.717 | 3.015 | 3.318 | 4.031 | 4.266 | 4.721 |
The municipality in planned to be included in theCommunity of Serb Municipalities, according to the2013 Brussels Agreement.
The2013 local elections, held in November, saw 2,770 voters, 63.8% of the total number of registered voters in the Parteš municipality (4,342) according to the last elections.[3] The elections saw the following results in the local government, the municipal assembly which has 15 seats:[3]
It is planned for the Serbian Municipalities Community (SMC) to have the President, the Vice President, the Council and the Parliament that consists of ten municipalities (Northern Kosovska Mitrovica, Zvečan, Zubin Potok, Leposavić, Parteš, Ranilug, Novo Brdo, Gračanica, Štrpce, and Klokot.)
