Istog

This article refers to a locality in Kosovo. In Serbo-Croatian, “istok” stands for east , which is why it is often added to the name of other places in Southeast Europe.

Istog / Istogu 1 (Burim / Burimi) Istok / Исток 2
Basic data
State :	Kosovo 3
District :	Peja
Municipality :	Istog
Coordinates :	42 ° 47 ′  N , 20 ° 29 ′  E Coordinates: 42 ° 46 ′ 51 ″  N , 20 ° 29 ′ 15 ″  E
Residents :	5,115 (2011)
Telephone code :	+383 (0) 39
Postal code :	31000
License plate :	03
1  Albanian (indefinite / definite form) , 2  Serbian (Latin / Cyrillic spelling) 3  Kosovo's independence is controversial. Serbia continues to regard the country as a Serbian province.

Istog ( Albanian  also  Istogu or Burim / -i , Serbian Исток Istok ) is a city in northwestern Kosovo . It is the headquarters of the municipality of the same name , which borders on Montenegro and Serbia .

Surname

The name of the city comes from the Serbian word Istok, also called Istek, meaning “water source”, which refers to the source of the Istočka River, a tributary of the White Drin . The (alternative) Albanian name Burimi has the same meaning.

population

According to the 2011 census, the city of Istog has 5115 inhabitants. The largest ethnic group are the Albanians with 5043 people (98.59%), followed by the Roma , Ashkali and Balkan Egyptians with 46 people. Furthermore, 13 identify themselves as Bosniaks and 1 as Serbs . 2 belong to other ethnic groups and 10 people are undefined.

Population development

census	1948	1953	1961	1971	1981	1991	2011
Residents	2074	2111	2657	3467	4478	6384	5115

economy

Street scene in Istog (2012): apartment blocks and UÇK memorial

The municipality's economy is essentially agricultural. Before 1999, 80% of the population worked in agriculture.

Because the city is close to the border, Istog benefits from the export of fish abroad. The modern fish plant (trout farm) on the Istočka River currently employs around 70 people. The privatization, which took place in 2004, is considered proof of a successful privatization process.

Personalities

• Haki Shatri (* 1953), politician
• Fadil Ferati (1960–2010), politician
• Astrit Alihajdaraj (* 1976), actor and author
• Besim Kabashi (1976-2011), kickboxer
• Agnesa Vuthaj (* 1986), Miss Kosovo
• Fatmire Alushi (* 1988), soccer player

Web links

Commons : Istog  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the city (Albanian)
• OSCE report on the city and municipality of Istog / Istok (English, April 2008, PDF file)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Jovan Đ. Marković (1990): Enciklopedijski geografski leksikon Jugoslavije. P. 87; Svjetlost-Sarajevo; ISBN 86-01-02651-6
2. ↑ Ethnic composition of Kosovo 2011. In: pop-stat.mashke.org. Retrieved July 5, 2016 . 
3. ↑ Kosovo censuses. In: pop-stat.mashke.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018 . 
4. ↑ ^{a b} OSCE Profile of istog. OSCE , April 2008, accessed June 26, 2011 .