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Vushtrri is a city and municipality located in the Mitrovica District in northern Kosovo.

Understand[edit]

The city of Vushtrri is an old settlement with a history that starts from classical antiquity and continues to the present day. In antiquity Vushtrri was a small settlement populated by the Illyrians of the Dardanian tribe and was known as Viciana (Latin. Vicianum).

Vushtrri lies on the banks of the river Sitnica and is located on the highway which connects Prishtina and Mitrovica. The surrounding town has an overwhelming Albanian population with a small Serb minority in the villages of Prilluzhe and Gojbule.

The city is characterized by several cultural heritage monuments, among which should be mentioned the City Castle, the City Hammam, the City Museum (House of Mahmut Gjinolli), the House of Shaban Ages, the Tower of Azem and Shote Galices, the City Tekke, the Stone Bridge , Iron Bridge, Concrete Bridge (Silnice Bridge), Wooden Bridge (Pestova Bridge), etc.

Get in[edit]

By bus[edit]

The inter-city bus station is at the entrance of the town when coming from Pristina, with easy access to the town.

If you are in Pristina, a bus heads to Vushtrri (€1, 30 minutes away) every 15 minutes, Monday to Saturday, and every 30 minutes on Sundays.

By plane[edit]

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Map of Vushtrri

Pristina International Airport Adem Jashari (PRN IATA) is 35.8 km away from Vushtrri (via R220). There you can get a taxi or the bus that heads to Pristina. Then take the bus to Vushtrri

By car[edit]

From Pristina, Vushtrri is 25 km away on a partly highway road. Coming from Serbia, through Zubin Potok and Leposavic, than Mitrovica, Vushtrri is the second town. If you come from Albania, the easiest way is through the highway Durrës - Kukës - Prizren - Prishtina. From Skenderaj, you can use the regional road through Duboc.

Get around[edit]

Since the town is not that big, the best way to get to see it is by walking. Taxis are quite inexpensive: you can get around the city for €2-3 at most.

See[edit]

  • 1 Stone Bridge (Ura e Gurit), Rruga Avni Saraci. 24/7. free. Vushtrri Stone Bridge (Q3396793) on Wikidata Stone Bridge, Vushtrri on Wikipedia
  • 2 Old Hamam (Hamami i Vushtrrisë - Hamami i Gazi Ali Beut), Rruga Isa Boletini. free. Old Hamam (Vushtrri) (Q25576553) on Wikidata Old Hamam (Vushtrri) on Wikipedia
  • 3 Vushtrri Castle (Kalaja e Vicianës - Kalaja e Vushtrrisë), Center of the City. free. Vushtrri Castle (Q3065751) on Wikidata Vushtrri Castle on Wikipedia
  • 4 Mahmut Gjinolli House (Shtëpia e Mahmut Gjinollit - Muzeu i Vushtrrisë), Rruga Enver Musa. Mahmut Gjinolli House (Q25572489) on Wikidata Mahmut Gjinolli House on Wikipedia
  • 5 Iron Bridge (Ura e Hekurit), Rruga Shefki Dallku. 24/7. free. Iron Bridge in Vushtrri (Q112089321) on Wikidata
  • 6 Sitnica Bridge (Ura e Silnicës), Rruga Viciana. 24/7. free. Bridge of Silnica (Vushtrri) (Q110216381) on Wikidata

Do[edit]

  • Hiking (Kosovo Tourist Guides Association), +38349372639, . umbrella organization of tourist guides in Kosovo. They will put you in touch with a local guide suitable for your activity.

Buy[edit]

Eat[edit]

Drink[edit]

Sleep[edit]

  • 1 Motel Miami (Pestova), Highway Mitrovica-Prishtina, Village Pestova, +383 48 272 327. 24/7.
  • Motel Vicianum (Ylberi), Highway Mitrovica-Prishtina.
  • 2 Hotel Ura e Gurit, Highway Prishtina -Mitrovica, Village Maxhunaj.

Connect[edit]

Wireless Internet is widely available in cafés and restaurants throughout the city, although it's a good idea to ask if one is available before you sit down. Free public WiFi is also available around the city through PTK (username: ptk, password: telekomi).

Several private phone calling shops with long-distance calling are available. You may also use the state telco company PTK main Vushtrri branch or several of its kiosks around the town to buy calling credit and use phone cabins.

Mobile telephony providers Vala and Ipko provide 3G and 4G internet telephony.

Go next[edit]

  • Prekaz - site of the Kosovo liberation war resistance
  • Mitrovica - Kosovo's northern city, site of modern Kosovo culture, is 10 km, 20 minutes and €1 by taxi or €0.70 by bus.
  • A day trip to Mitrovica Lake can be interesting. Hire a taxi.
  • Pristina - Kosovo capital, is 25 km, 30 minutes and €1 away by bus.
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