| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,741,881,555 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
Prizren |
Also found in: Wikipedia, Hutchinson | 0.02 sec. |
|
Prizren (prēz`rĕn), city (1991 pop. 92,303), S Serbia, in the Kosovo Kosovo Field, Serbo-Croatian Kosovo Polje [field of the black birds], the Turks under Sultan Murad I defeated Serbia and its Bosnian, Montenegrin, Bulgarian, and other allies in 1389. ..... Click the link for more information. region. 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 Dušan Stephen Dušan or Dushan ..... Click the link for more information. , who is buried in a nearby monastery. In Prizren are numerous ancient churches and monasteries, some in ruins. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in periodicals archive | |
|---|---|---|
| In Prizren, meanwhile, Kosovo's most attractive city and one which escaped great damage during the war, a fifth annual documentary film festival was held in early August, lending a worldly atmosphere to the town. At Prizren, in the southeast, German K-For troops failed to protect the Serb population and the historic Orthodox churches and monasteries despite repeated and frantic calls for assistance from German UN police in the town. Also Catholic cemeteries in Prizren and Pec have been desecrated and relatives of Catholic clergy are being terrorized by Muslim militants. |
| Encyclopedia |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|