Ranilug | |
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 Emblem | |
  Ranilug  Ranilug | |
| Coordinates:42°29′31.194″N21°33′32.4″E / 42.49199833°N 21.559000°E /42.49199833; 21.559000 | |
| Country | Kosovo |
| District | District of Gjilan |
| Settlements | 12 |
| Municipality | 5 January 2010 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tanja Antic[1] (SL) |
| Area | |
• Total | 77.62 km2 (29.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 603 m (1,978 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 5,800 |
| • Density | 75/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| est. | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 38267 |
| Area code | +383(0)280 |
| Vehicle registration | 06 |
| Website | kk |
Ranilug (Serbian Cyrillic: Ранилуг) orRanillug (Albaniandefinite form:Ranillugu), is a village and municipality located in theGjilan District ofKosovo. The municipality comprises 12villages and as of 2015 has a population of 5,800 inhabitants.
On 6 September 1999 anincident occurred in Ranilug, when three Serbian gunmen attacked a car vehicle with Albanian civilians on the outskirts of the town. The gunmen were quickly halted by a RussianKFOR convoy. In the ensuing standoff all three Serbian gunmen were killed, while the Russian KFOR suffered no deaths or injuries.[2]
Until 2010, Ranilug was part ofKamenica municipality. On 5 January 2010, the constitutive municipal assembly session was held and Ranilug became newly established municipality.[3] Although the new municipality is primarily inhabited by Serbs, this move was not recognized by theGovernment of Serbia, which does not recognize the Republic of Kosovo, and therefore its administrative changes.[4]
After the2013 Brussels Agreement between the governments ofKosovo andSerbia, Serbia recognized the municipalities and the Kosovo's governance of the territory, and agreed to create aCommunity of Serb Municipalities, which were to operate within the Kosovo legal framework.[5] Part of the agreement which pertained to the creation of theAssociation of Serbian municipalities was deemed unconstitutional by Kosovo’s Constitutional Court and since then the agreement has been blocked.[6]
Aside from the village of Ranilug, the municipality includes the following villages:
According to the 2011 census done by theGovernment of Kosovo, the municipality of Ranilug has 3,900 inhabitants.[3] However, in 2015 report byOSCE, the population of Ranilug municipality stands at 5,800 inhabitants, includinginternally displaced persons.[3]
The municipality of Ranilug is largely composed ofKosovo Serbs majority (98.5%), with minorityKosovo Albanians (1.4%). Albanians reside in two villages: Veliko Ropotovo (Ropotovë e Madhe) and Donje Korminjane (Korminjani).
The ethnic composition of the municipality includingIDPs is as follows:[3]
| Ethnic group | 2015 est. | 2024 census |
|---|---|---|
| Serbs | 5,718 | 2,349 |
| Albanians | 82 | 129 |
| Others | - | 3 |
| Total | 5,800 | 2,481 |
The economy of Ranilug is mainly based on small businesses,dairy production and agriculture.[3]
One municipal health center as well as eight health houses operate in the municipality. In 2011 a new police station was inaugurated, with 22 police officers.[3]
Theeducation system of the municipality consists of one kindergarten, two primary and two secondary schools.[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.)
