Peć

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Peć is a historic town in western Kosovo renowned as the medieval spiritual seat of the Serbian Orthodox Church, centered around the Patriarchate of Peć monastery complex.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Patriarchate of Peć 0
Peć Municipality 1
Пећ 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Serbian Orthodox monastery
UNESCO World Heritage Site
city
municipality
alternativeName Peja
contains Patriarchate of Peć Monastery
surface form: Patriarchate of Peć monastery complex
country Kosovo
hasApproximatePopulation over 80,000 inhabitants
hasClimate humid subtropical climate
hasLandmark Old Bazaar of Peć
Pećka Bistrica canyon
Rugova Canyon
hasMajorityPopulation ethnic Albanians
hasMinorityPopulation Bosniaks
Roma
Serbs
hasOfficialLanguage Albanian
Serbian
hasPostalCode 30000
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Patriarchate of Peć
historicalRegion Kosovo Vilayet
Ottoman Empire
isAdministrativeCenterOf Peć District
Peć self-linksurface differs
surface form: Peć Municipality
isHistoricTown true
isTourismCenterFor Rugova Mountains
knownFor Ottoman-era architecture
Patriarchate of Peć
medieval Serbian Orthodox monasteries
rugged mountain scenery
locatedAtElevation approximately 500 metres
locatedIn Dukagjin region
Metohija
Peć self-linksurface differs
western Kosovo
locatedOnRiver Lumbardhi i Pejës
nameInAlbanian Peja
nameInSerbianCyrillic Peć self-linksurface differs
surface form: Пећ
nearMountainRange Accursed Mountains
Prokletije
partOf Gračanica Monastery
surface form: Medieval Monuments in Kosovo
religiousAffiliation Serbian Orthodox Church
religiousSignificanceFor Serbian Orthodox Church
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
wasMedievalSpiritualSeatOf Serbian Orthodox Church
wasSeatOf Serbian Orthodox Church
surface form: Serbian Patriarchate
wasUnderRuleOf Ottoman Empire
Serbian Empire
surface form: Serbian medieval state

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Peć isAdministrativeCenterOf Peć self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Peć Municipality
Peć locatedIn Peć self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Patriarchate of Peć
Peć nameInSerbianCyrillic Peć self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Пећ