Elez Han

Elez Han (Albanian: Han i Elezit or Hani i Elezit; Serbian: Ђенерал Јанковић, Đeneral Janković; officially Елез Хан, Elez Han) is a town and municipality located in the Ferizaj District of Kosovo[lower-alpha 1]. According to the 2011 census, the town of Elez Han has 2,533 inhabitants, while the municipality has 9,403 inhabitants.

"Đeneral Janković" redirects here. For the article about the Serbian army general, see Božidar Janković.
Hani i Elezit

Elez Han
Town and municipality
Elez Han border control
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Location of the municipality of Elez Han within Kosovo
Coordinates: 42°08′51″N 21°17′57″E
CountryKosovo[lower-alpha 1]
DistrictDistrict of Ferizaj
MunicipalitySeptember 2005
 • Municipal82.9 km2 (32.0 sq mi)
Elevation
516 m (1,693 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Urban
2,533
 • Municipal
9,403
 • Municipal density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
71510
Area code(s)(+383) 029
Car plates05
ClimateCfb
Websitekk.rks-gov.net/hanielezit

It is one of the new formed municipalities formed in September 2005. It was previously part of the Kaçanik municipality. The town is located in the south-eastern part of Kosovo. The municipality covers an area of 82.9 km2 (32 sq mi). It borders Kaçanik municipality to the north and with North Macedonia, the municipalities of Jegunovce (west), Čučer-Sandevo (east), Saraj and Gjorče Petrov (south).

History

The town has been inhabited since the 1500s. Its name in Ottoman times was İlyas-Han. The town was renamed after Serbian general Božidar Janković in 1914 by a decision of the Serbian Council of Ministers.[1] In 2012, the Kosovo Assembly approved the renaming of the town to Elez Han for its publications in Serbian and English; the name remains Hani i Elezit in Albanian.[2][3]

Population

In 2011, the population was 9,389. Apart from 30 Kosovo Bosniaks, the municipal unit is ethnically homogeneous (Kosovo Albanian). The municipality has ten villages, two of which are uninhabited.

Economy
Elez Han train station

The municipality has a total of 250 family shops and small businesses registered. The economy of Elez Han is mainly based on three companies/enterprises: Sharr-Çimentorja (cement factory), Kosovaplast (plastic factory), and Salonit (roof covers factory). All the aforementioned were part of the Šar Combinate before 1989. Sharr-Çimentorja employs 770 people, Salonit employs 280 employees, and Kosovaplast has 100 employees.

Cafes, restaurants and retail trade are also vibrant. Private shops and other commercial businesses operating in the Pilot Municipal Unit are mostly family-operated enterprises, with approximately 200 employees. Nevertheless, a considerable part of population works in the agriculture sector or remains unemployed.

Public Services

Health

There is one hospital providing primary health care. There are two doctors, one dentist, one lab technician and nine nurses. The hospital provides services until late afternoon, while emergency cases are treated by the hospital in Kačanik due to the lack of staff in Elez Han. The Municipal Unit is making efforts to hire two additional doctors to increase efficiency, but this process is very slow due to the lack of vacant positions in the staffing table.

Education

There are three primary schools (1,673 pupils) located in Elez Han and the villages of Paljivodenica and Gorance. There is a secondary school located in Elez Han with a total of 416 pupils.

Notes
  1. Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008. Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognized as an independent state by 98 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 113 UN member states recognized Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition.

References
  1. KosovaPress, "Dy emra kontradiktorë : Hani i Elezit dhe gjeneral Jankoviq" 25 Apr 2006 Accessed 11 Jul 2013
  2. Law No. 04/L-115, Article 16.4, Official Gazette of the Republic of Kosovo, no. 25, 7 Sept. 2012 English Version (PDF)
  3. Vesti-Online, "KiM: Đeneral Janković postao Elez Han," 29 Sept. 2012
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