Klina

Klina or Klinë (Albanian: Klina or Klinë; Serbian: Клина, Klina, Turkish: Klina) is a city and municipality in the Peć district of north-western Kosovo. It is located at the confluence of the river Klina into the White Drin.

History

Klina is shown to be inhabited since ancient times. First mentioning comes from Ptolemy which mentions Chinna, residing close to Narona and 12 miles from Shkodër, both listed as part of Dalmatia. Newer sources mention it populated by the Illyrian tribe of Dardani. There are also sources who place the hypotheses of a Celtic settlement in Illyricum, and a possible Celtic explanation of the name. During Early Middle Ages, Porphyrogenitus mentions the urban center of Desstinik, today Dersnik/Drsnik, where important archeological discoveries of Roman period were made in August 2013, described as: ...the most important discovery of the past few decades to have been made in Kosovo in the area of archaeology.

Symbol

A symbol of Klina are the Mirusha Waterfalls.

Demographics

Ethnic Composition
Year/Population	Albanians	%	Serbs	%	Montenegrins	%	Roma	%	Total
1961	18,124	66.75	7,378	27.17	1,372	5.05	80	0.29	27,153
1971	33,050	78.04	7,864	18.57	1,157	2.73	118	0.28	42,351
1981	45,594	83.60	6,829	12.52	973	1.78	798	1.46	54,539
1991	43,248	82.75	5,209	9.97	621	1.19	1,278	2.45	52,266
January 1999	55,000	78.6	10,000	14.3			5,000	7.1	70,000
2006	53,000	96.5	94	0.17			1,800	3.3	54,900
Ref: Yugoslav Population Censuses for data through 1991, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe estimates for 1999 and 2006

In September 2014, 12 Egyptian families returned to Klina having spent the last 15 years displaced in Podgorica, Montenegro. The families moved straight into a newly constructed neighbourhood as part of project helping refugees from the Kosovo War return to Kosovo.

See also

• District of Peć

External links

• Komuna Klina