Novo Brdo 1828972 224553103 2008-07-09T11:17:22Z 82.247.117.140 {{Refimprove|date=February 2008}} {{Infobox Settlement| official_name = Novobërdë / Novobërda<br>Artana / Artanë<br>Ново Брдо / Novo Brdo| image_flag = | pushpin_map = Kosovo| leader_name = Tihomir Bogdanović| area_km2 = | elevation_m = | population_total = 3,900| population_as_of = 2007| population_density_km2 = | latd=42|latm=36 |lats=58 |latNS=N |longd=21 |longm=26 |longs=06 |longEW=E | area_code = | |subdivision_type1 = District |subdivision_name1 = [[District of Priština]] |timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]] |utc_offset =+1| website = | footnotes = | }} '''Novo Brdo''' ([[Serbian Cyrillic|Cyrillic]]: Ново Брдо; [[Albanian language|Albanian]]: ''Novobërda'', ''Novobërdë'') is a town and [[Municipalities of Kosovo|municipality]] in the [[District of Priština|Priština district]] of eastern [[Kosovo]]. The population of the municipality is estimated at 3,900 people (2007).<ref>[[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe|OSCE]] {{PDF|[http://www.osce.org/documents/mik/2006/05/1194_en.pdf municipal profile of Novo Brdo]}}, October 2007.</ref> The name of the town means "New Hill" in [[Serbian language]]. ==History== Novo Brdo (in Latin documents written as ''Novaberd'', ''Novus Mons'' or ''Novamonte''; and in [[Saxon]] miners' documents as ''Nyeuberghe'') was mentioned in the historical documents as early as 1326. Previously it was included, together with the other parts of Kosovo, within the [[First Bulgarian Empire]] [http://www.euratlas.com/time/sea1000.htm]. The famous Bulgarian [[Mediaeval]] writer [[Vladislav the Grammarian]] was born there between 1410 and 1415 [www.belschool.net/files/zapoznaisesbalgarskitepisateli/17.ppt]. It was once Serbia's capital city, and one of the larger cities in Europe.{{Fact|date=March 2008}} Novo Brdo was a metropolis at the time, with a huge medieval [[fortress]] built on the top of an extinct [[volcano]] cone, the remains of which can be visited today, and residential sections sprawling all around. In the outer wall of the fortress a large [[cross]] is visible, built into the stones. The [[castle]], or fortress, was thought at one point to have dated back to the [[Byzantine Empire]], however more recently it is indicated that it in fact was Serbian.{{Fact|date=March 2008}} The population at its height was estimated to exceed 10,000 people. There were mines and smelting furnaces for iron, lead, gold and silver ores. Novo Brdo silver is known by its argentum glame (an alloy of silver with 1/6-1/3 gold). In 1450 the mines of Novo Brdo were producing about 6,000 kg of silver per year. The fortress came under [[siege]] for forty days by the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottomans]], capitulating and becoming occupied by the Ottomans on June 1, 1455. This event is described by [[Konstantin Mihailović]] from [[Ostrovica]], near Novo Brdo. All of the higher ranking Serbian officials were executed after the castle fell, with the younger men and boys being taken captive to serve in the Ottoman Army, and some 700 young Serbian women and girls being taken to be wives to Ottoman commanders. [http://www.ottomanonline.net/history/5.html] [http://www.kosovo.net/batak5.html] Novo Brdo and the surrounding area was put under the spiritual guidance of the [[Bulgarian Archbishopric of Ohrid]] [http://promacedonia.org/pp_ht/pp_ht_2.html]. In 1572 a surge of Bulgarian [[outlaw]]s made the area so dangerous for the Ottomans that Mehmed Bey of [[Kyustendil]] ordered a dozen of local [[Spahi]]s to be deployed between [[Vranje]] and Novo Brdo against the rebels [http://www.promacedonia.com/eg_sa/eg_sa_c.html]. By the early 20th century, Novo Brdo's population had dwindled, with most inhabitants moving to the more easily accessible area of [[Gnjilane]]. In 1999, with the entry into Kosovo of [[Kosovo Force|KFOR]] and [[United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo|UNMIK]], the area had a small military [[outpost]] occupied by [[US Army|US soldiers]], as well as a station of [[International Police]] and [[Kosovo Police Service|Kosovo Police]]. That presence was necessary due to regular ethnic related crimes being committed there. The military has since removed its presence, but the police presence can still be seen today.{{Fact|date=March 2008}} ==Demographics== {|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" rules="all" width="73%" style="clear:all; margin:5px 0 0em 0em; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-collapse:collapse; font-size:85%; empty-cells:show" |colspan="14" align=center style="background:#778899; color:white"|'''Ethnic Composition, Including IDPs''' |- |- bgcolor="#FFEBCD" !Year/Population !Albanians !&nbsp;% !Serbs !&nbsp;% !Other !&nbsp;% !Total |- bgcolor="#fffaf0" |1961||4,358|| 44.78|| 5,271|| 54.17|| 102|| 1.05|| 9,731 |- bgcolor="#f5f5f5" |1991||1,845|| 40.01|| 2,666|| 57.82|| 100|| 2.17|| 4,611 |- bgcolor="#fffaf0" |1998 ||2,158|| 43.9|| 2,680|| 54.4|| 86|| 1.7 ||4,924 |- bgcolor="#f5f5f5" |Aug 2003 ||2,300|| 61.3|| 1,400|| 37.3|| 51|| 0.1|| 3,751 |- |colspan="10" align=center style="background:#dcdcdc;"|<small>ref: Yugoslav Population Censuses for 1961 and 1991, and [[OSCE]] estimates for 1998 and 2003</small>''' |} There is no data for 1971 and 1981, as it was part of the Pristina Municipality in those censuses. In 1961 its area was a somewhat bigger than it is today. {{Municipalities of the Republic of Kosovo}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links == *{{PDF|[http://www.osce.org/documents/mik/2006/05/1194_en.pdf OSCE municipal profile of Novo Brdo]}}, October 2007. *[http://atsira.com/photos/20040526-Castle/ Novo Brdo Castle] *[http://tftornado.blogspot.com/2005/10/novo-brdo-castle.html Castle in Novo Brdo] <br clear=all> [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Serbia]] [[Category:Serbian enclaves in Kosovo]] [[bs:Novo Brdo, Kosovo]] [[de:Novo Brdo]] [[fr:Novo Brdo]] [[hr:Novo Brdo, Kosovo]] [[it:Novo Brdo]] [[sq:Artana]] [[sr:Ново Брдо]] [[sh:Novo Brdo]]