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Vučitrn or Vushtrri (Albanian: Vushtrri or Vushtrria; Serbian: Вучитрн, Vučitrn, pronounced [ʋǔtʃitr̩ːn]; Turkish: Vıçıtırın) is a city located in the north part of the Republic of Kosovo. With a total population of 69,870 the municipality of Vučitrn is the 9th largest municipality in Kosovo by population. It has a total area of 345 km², and the density of population is 202/km². This area covered by Vučitrn takes approximately 3.2% of the total territory of Kosovo. Vučitrn is surrounded with the city of Mitrovica in north, Podujevo (Besiana) in east, Obilić (Kastriot) in south, Glogovac (Drenas or Gllogovc) in south-west, and with Skenderaj in west. The municipality of Vučitrn has 67 villages.

Vučitrn is an antique locality dating since the time of Illyrian Empire, respectively the Kingdom of Dardania who lived in the territory of Kosovo in the 4th century BC. The Illyrian name of Vučitrn was Viciana which means “The side of calves” (Ana e Viqave). When the Roman Empire invaded the Kingdom of Dardania in the 1st century BC, the Romans added the Latin suffix ‘um’ to the name of Viciana, and therefore it became Vicianum. In Serbian language, Vučitrn is the name of the plant Ononis spinosa, which is abundant in the region. In the documents of Ottoman Empire, which conquered the area in the 14th century, we find the name of Vučitrn as Viҫitrine, that has a meaning of “Calves’ fence” (Trina e viҫave).

The cultural and historic monuments left as the city’s heritage, is the main characteristic of the city. The Castle, Stone Bridge, Public Bath and Cesme were built centuries ago and are the biggest attractions of the city.

Vučitrn is an important economic centre, mostly known as the biggest producer of potato in Kosovo. Known as the centre of many factories and important companies of Kosovo, such as: Vipa, GalvaSteel Llamkos, Binni, Berto, etc.

In the centre of Vučitrn 25 km northwest of Pristina, it is located the Kosovo Academy for Public Safety (KAPS) established on September 2006. Initially it is called Police Service School, but from the end of the year 2011 by the approval of Law, gets the name of Kosovo Academy for Public Safety (KAPS). KAPS as an executive agency of Ministry of Internal Affairs provides basic and specialized training for the Kosovo Police, Kosovo Correctional Service, Kosovo Customs, Emergency Management Agency as well to other public safety agencies. During the year at KAPS are trained from 12,000 to 13,000 public safety officers in basic, advanced and specialized training. KAPS Vision is to prepare and further develop staffs for maintaining order and security that are able to offer professional and quality service and win the full confidence of the public.