Pristina介绍科索沃共和国位于欧洲东南部巴尔干半岛,在2008年单方面宣布独立。科索沃又译为科索夫、科索伏,该地区原为塞尔维亚的两个自治省之一,称为科索沃和梅托希亚(Kosovoi Metohija)。自1999年的科索沃战争结束以来,科索沃仅在名义上为塞尔维亚的一部分,实际上则是联合国的托管地,由联合国科索沃临时行政当局特派团临时管治。1990年至1999年间,该地阿尔巴尼亚族人也将科索沃称为“科索沃共和国”,但当时该国仅有阿尔巴尼亚一国承认。
Pristina is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. It is theadministrative centre of the homonymous municipality and district.
Preliminary results of the 2011 census putthe population of Pristina at 198,000. The city has a majority Albanianpopulation, alongside other smaller communities including Bosniaks, Roma andothers. It isthe administrative, educational, and cultural centre of Kosovo. The city ishome to the Universiteti i Prishtinës and is served by the Pristina International Airport.
交通
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Pristina机场去市内: Theairport bus
from right outside the arrivals terminal to the Grand Hotel in
the citycentre theoretically departs daily at 09:00, 11:00,
13:00, 15:00, 17:00 and 18:00; aticket costs €3 and can
be purchased on the bus,实际上这个shuttle是机场工作人员的班车
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Pristina to Tirana (bus) : Pristina Bus Station(Stacioni i autobusave) Thebus station is a fairly dismal affair, 2km southwest of the city centre, near theend of Bul. Bill Clinton. depart
at 4h (Memi Reisen for 10euros), 5h (Arbeni Tours for 10euros), 6h, 14h30(10euros), 15h, 16h
景点
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Gracanica Monastery : One of thebest existing examples of late Byzantine religious art is a short taxi ridefrom downtown Pristina to Gračanica. In this small Serb-Kosovar town, theinterior of Gračanica's Orthodox monastery is richly adorned with heavenlyfrescoes and fearful visions of hell for sinners covering the ceilings andwalls. The monastery was founded around 1321 during the court of powerful SerbKing Milutin and is a UNESCO World Heritage site.Ø
Fatih Mosque : The mosteye-catching of the cluster of Ottoman-built mosques in Pristina city centre isthe Fatih Mosque. Dating back to 1461 during the golden rule of Sultan MehmetII, the huge ceiling domed cupola crowns a splendidly painted floral interiorof Arabesque design. Nearby is Pristina's oldest building, the Çarshia Mosquecompleted in 1389.Ø
Kosovo Museum : Pristina'sKosovo Museum is a lovely mustard-yellowAustro-Hungarian styled mansion in the heart of the ottoman quarter housingarchaeological and historical treasures. The most famous exhibit is adiminutive terracotta statuette, the ancient Dardinian Goddess on the Throne,dating way back 6,000 years and excavated in Pristina's suburbs in the 1950s.Ø
New Born Monument : Thisstriking monument of nine yellow-painted steel letters spelling out the word‘N.E.W.B.O.R.N' was hurriedly designed in time to be the focal point ofFebruary 2008's declaration of independence from Serbia. The 3m- (10ft-) highletters are covered in 150,000 signatures - the first of which were Kosovo'spresident and prime minister. Located outside of the Palace of Youthand Sports.Ø
University of Pristina is anAlbanian-language higher education institution, emerged after the Kosovo War.It occupies the campus in Pristina, Kosovo, serving as the major university inthe area of Kosovo. According to its website, it is a member of the EuropeanUniversity Association. It maintains wide contacts with Western European and Americanuniversities and institutions and it is seen in Kosovo as a legal successor tothe University of Pristina
住宿Guest House Velania : 9euros Guest House Bujtine, Velania 4/34,Pristina, KosovoTrip'n'Hostel :10eurosRruga Musa Maci1, Tirana, Albania