Category: Kosovo

Since 1975 the republics obtained currency sovereignty and were able to borrow abroad, were entitled to the use of the national language, but the three predominant religions often had some relationship difficulties. In 1977 E. Kardelj, a prominent member of the Federation, dealt above all with the problem of democracy in the country, recognizing the…

Kosovo is a republic inland in the Balkans, in southern Europe, with borders to Serbia in the north and east, northern Macedonia in the south, Albania in the west and Montenegro in the northwest. The country is mountainous. Kosovo was part of the Ottoman Empire until 1913, when it was divided between Serbia and Montenegro….

Kosovo is surrounded by mountains. Along the border with Serbia in the northeast lies the Kopaonik Mountains, and along the border with northern Macedonia in the south are the Sharr Mountains (Šar in Serbian). The highest mountain is Deravica, 2656 meters above sea level in the west, on the border with Albania. Mountains also separate…

Kosovo’s location on a fertile highland plain in the middle of the Balkan Peninsula has since antiquity made it a contentious border area, at the intersection of competing realms and modern nation states. Throughout history, the area of ​​Kosovo has had floating borders and been part of various empires and state formations, first under Roman…