Samadrexha

Samadrexhë / Samadrexha 1 Samodreža / Самодрежа 2
Basic data
State :	Kosovo 3
District :	Mitrovica
Municipality :	Vushtrria
Coordinates :	42 ° 49 '  N , 21 ° 3'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 49 '24 "  N , 21 ° 2' 51"  E
Height :	690  m above sea level A.
Residents :	1,321 (2011)
Telephone code :	+383 (0) 28
Postal code :	42000
License plate :	02
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.

Samadrexha ( Albanian  also  Samadrexhë , Serbian Самодрежа Samodreža ) is a village in the municipality of Vushtrria in Kosovo . It is mostly inhabited by Albanians of the Muslim faith. Samadrexha is famous for the local Serbian Orthodox Church of St. John the Baptist.

The Church of John the Baptist (built in the 14th century)

population

The 2011 census for Samadrexha showed a population of 1321, of which 1319 (99.85%) described themselves as Albanians .

Number of inhabitants

year	1948	1953	1961	1971	1981	1991	2011
Residents	842	927	979	1,165	1,396	1,515	1,321

The census showed that the village has 1,321 inhabitants, all of whom are Muslim.

Sports

In Samadrexha there are various activities, especially handball. Samadrexha has two handball teams, a women's and a men's team.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Popullsia e komunës së Vushtrrisë sipas vendbanimit, gjinisë dhe etnicitetit 2011. In: rks-gov.net. Statistics Agency of Kosovo, accessed on June 9, 2017 (Albanian).