Frashër, Kosovo

Frashër Svinjare
Village
Coordinates: 42°51′04″N 20°53′23″E
Country	Kosovo
District	Mitrovicë
Municipality	Mitrovicë
Elevation	512 m (1,680 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	567
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)

Frashër, or Svinjare, is a village in northern Kosovo, near Mitrovicë. It has 567 inhabitants, whom 561 are Albanians, 4 are Bosniaks, and two are unknown according to the 2011 census.[1]

History

During the Kosovo War, the Albanian population was expelled and their 65 houses were burnt.[2]

During the March 2004 unrest in Kosovo, the village was razed by Kosovo Albanians, and the village became a ghost town.[3]

In 2014, an Industrial Park was built, which has an area of 48 hectares.[4]

References

1. "Kosovo Ethnic Composition". Retrieved 24 January 2024.
2. Azemi, Avni (2015). Toponimet e Mitrovicës (in Albanian). Prishtinë: Lena Grafik. p. 24. ISBN 978-9951-663-35-9.
3. "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.
4. "PARKU INDUSTRIALE NË MITROVICË". kiesa.rks-gov (in Albanian). Retrieved 24 January 2024.