page_title: Vučitrn
hierarchical_section_title: Vučitrn
caption_attribution_description: English: Vushtrri
context_page_description: Vučitrn or Vushtrri, is a town and municipality located in the Mitrovica District in northern Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the town of Vučitrn has 26,964 inhabitants, while the municipality has 69,870 inhabitants. Vučitrn is surrounded with the city of Mitrovica in the north, Podujevo in the east, Obilić in the south, Glogovac in the south-west, and Skenderaj in the west. The municipality of Vučitrn has 67 villages.
  In antiquity, Vučitrn was known as Viciana, allegedly meaning "The side of calves" in Albanian. When the Roman Empire invaded Dardania in the 1st century BC, the Romans added the Latin suffix 'um' to the name of Viciana, therefore becoming Vicianum. In Serbian, Vučitrn is the name of the plant Ononis spinosa, which is abundant in the region.
  The main characteristic of the city is its cultural and historic monuments. The city's castle, stone bridge, public bath and Cesme were built centuries ago and are the biggest attractions of the city.
  Vučitrn has a total area of 345 km², and the density of population is 202/km². The area accounts for approximately 3.2% of the total territory of Kosovo.
context_section_description: Vučitrn (Serbian Cyrillic: Вучитрн) or Vushtrri (Albanian: Vushtrria), is a town and municipality located in the Mitrovica District in northern Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the town of Vučitrn has 26,964 inhabitants, while the municipality has 69,870 inhabitants. Vučitrn is surrounded with the city of Mitrovica in the north, Podujevo in the east, Obilić in the south, Glogovac in the south-west, and Skenderaj in the west. The municipality of Vučitrn has 67 villages.
  In antiquity, Vučitrn was known as Viciana, allegedly meaning "The side of calves" in Albanian (Ana e Viqave). When the Roman Empire invaded Dardania in the 1st century BC, the Romans added the Latin suffix 'um' to the name of Viciana, therefore becoming Vicianum. In Serbian, Vučitrn is the name of the plant Ononis spinosa, which is abundant in the region.
  The main characteristic of the city is its cultural and historic monuments. The city's castle, stone bridge, public bath and Cesme were built centuries ago and are the biggest attractions of the city.
  Vučitrn has a total area of 345 km² (133 sq mi), and the density of population is 202/km². The area accounts for approximately 3.2% of the total territory of Kosovo.
caption: Panorama of Vučitrn
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