Prizren Bistrica

Bistrica
Bistrica in Prizren, with Old Bridge, Sinan Pasha Mosque (right) and Kaljaja fortress (left)
Basin
Main source	Mokra mountain, near the Serbian-Montenegrin border, Kosovo[lower-alpha 1]
River mouth	White Drin, south of Klina, Kosovo
Watershed area	158 km²
Countries	Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo
Physiognomy
Length	18 km

The Bistrica (Serbian Cyrillic: Бистрица; Albanian: Lumi i Bardhë)^[1] is a river in Kosovo.^{[lower-alpha 1]} It flows through the villages of Sredska and Prizren, and empties into the White Drin river. It is 18 km (11 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 158 km² (61 sq mi).

The name Bistrica means "clearwater" in Serbian. The adjective Prizrenska, "of Prizren", is added to distinguish it from other Bistrica rivers in the Metohija region: Dečanska Bistrica ("of Dečani"), Pećka Bistrica ("of Peć"), Kožnjarska Bistrica ("of Kožnjar"), Loćanska Bistrica ("of Loćan"), etc.

Notes and references

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, but 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 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has been recognised as an independent state by 108 out of 193 United Nations member states.

References:

1. "Bistrica (Kosovo)". MEMIM Encyclopedia. Retrieved 29 April 2016.

Coordinates: 42°12′23″N 20°37′49″E / 42.2064°N 20.6303°E