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| Pristina | |
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| Kosovo has no parent region. | |
| Residents | 207.477 (2013) |
| height | 652 m |
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Pristina (Albanian Prishtina or Prishtinë, Serbian Pristina) is the capital and largest city of the Kosovo.
background
getting there
By plane
15 km southwest of the city near the M 9 trunk road is the international one Pristina airport
(IATA: PRN). From the German airports Dusseldorf and Munich there are daily direct flights departing from Eurwings be performed. Swiss flies daily from Zurich, Austrian Airlines daily from Vienna, Adria Airways daily from Ljubljana. SAS Scandinavian Airlines operates the Pristina-Copenhagen route once a week and offers connections to its entire route network in the Nordic countries. There are also buses to several times a day Skopje.
By train
By bus
Pristina is the only capital in Europe where there is no bus connection from the airport to the city.
In the street
By boat
mobility
There are four central bus connections. In addition, taxis are particularly useful, so make sure that the taximeter is switched on. Base price: 1.50 €, plus 0.60 € / km or 5 € / h (as of June 2018). Due to the high unemployment, the taxi industry is flourishing and there are a lot of taxi companies. Examples should be mentioned here:
- Taxi Victory. Tel.: 381 44 111222, 381 38 555333.
- Radio Taxi Beki. Tel.: 381 44503603, 381 38 540820.
- Taxi Prishtina. Tel.: 381 44 203030, 381 38 244588.
- Taxi "Geti". Tel.: 377 (0) 44 111 777.
Tourist Attractions
- Emin Giku Ethnological Park
- Llapit (Lap) Mosque. Mostly destroyed by arson in 1999.
- Sultan Mehmet II al-Fātih Mosque, in the historic old town. With paintings from the 18th century.
- Jasar Pasha Mosque
- 1 Bear Forest Prishtina. The Bear Forest Pristina (own name Bear Sanctuary Prishtina; Albanian Pylli i Arinjeve Prishtina) is a bear enclosure in Kosovo around eight kilometers as the crow flies east of the city of Pristina and is open to visitors from February to December.
activities
shop
As in the whole of Kosovo, many shopping centers and supermarkets have sprung up in Pristina. There are branches of internationally known textile retailers such as H&M.
- 1 Souvenir shop, Hotel Grand, Sheshi Zahir Pajaziti, Pristina. Tel.: 386 44 400 866, 386 44 555 678.The city's only souvenir shop (of the same name) is located on Hotel Grand in the pedestrian zone of the city. "Souvenir" is to be understood in a broad sense, so the offer includes various products that could be in any way related to Kosovo. A few (unofficial) football shirts from the Kosovar national football team are also sold (€ 15).
kitchen
nightlife
The nightlife is lively and there are quite a few discos or bars due to Pristina's young population.
accommodation
- 1 Hotel Afa, Ali Kelmendi No. 15. Tel.: 381 38 225 226, 381 38 225 226, Email: [email protected]. Checkout: 12 noon.Open: 21.16962.Price: single € 45 to € 92, double € 75 to € 112.
- Hotel Victory, Mother Teresa, p.n. Tel.: 381 38 543 277, 381 38 543 267, Fax: 381 38 543 286. Price: around € 100 per night.
- Hotel Grand. Centrally located.
Learn
The University of Pristina is the largest in the country.
Work
Most of the people are unemployed. Finding work is difficult.
security
health
There are many pharmacies in Pristina. Medical care is not as good as in Western Europe.
Practical advice
trips
One excursion route goes south towards Macedonia. The big city Ferizaj is on the way and then the small town in front of the Macedonian border Kačanik.
literature
Web links
https://prishtinaonline.com/ - Official website of Pristina
