Prizren


Prizren

(prēz`rĕn), city (2011 pop. 178,112), SW KosovoKosovo
, Albanian Kosova, Serbian Kosovo i Metohija and Kosmet, officially Republic of Kosovo, republic (2015 est. pop. 1,871,000), 4,126 sq mi (10,686 sq km), SE Europe, a former province of Serbia that unilaterally declared its independence in 2008.
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. It is a commercial center with industries that produce textiles, wood products, and filigree silver jewelry. Prizren is the seat of a Roman Catholic archbishop and of an Orthodox Eastern bishop. An important medieval trade center, the city reached its height as capital (1376–89) of Serbia under Stephen DušanStephen Dušan or Dushan
, c.1308–1355, king (1331–46) and czar (1346–55) of Serbia, son of Stephen Uros III. He is also known as Stephen Uros IV.
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, who is buried in a nearby monastery. In Prizren are numerous ancient churches and monasteries, some in ruins.

Prizren

 

a city in Yugoslavia, in the Socialist Republic of Serbia, in Kosovo Autonomous Region. Located on the Prizrenska Bistrica River, a tributary of the Beli Drin. Population, 46,000 (1974). Prizren is a center for the manufacture of handicrafts, including those for export. Handicrafts include filigree articles of nonferrous metals, engravings, wood carvings, and rugs. The city also has wine-making and silk industries.