Kosovo Field
This article is about a city; for the field of the same name see Kosovo Field.
Kosovo Polje (Косово поље) is a town located in Kosovo, Serbia and Montenegro, at 42.63° North, 21.12° East. Its name means "Field of Blackbirds" in Serbian. In Albanian it is known as is Fushe Koseve. The town is also known in German as Amselfeld - a literal translation of "Field of Blackbirds". In 2003 the city had a total population of 28,600. It is nominally governed as part of the Serbian autonomous province of Kosovo and Metohija but in practice is under the authority of the United Nations following the 1999 Kosovo War.
The town was became an important Kosovo Serb enclave when Serb and Yugoslav forces had to withdraw in 1999.
During 2000 the town underwent severe changes due to silent ethnic cleansing. The Serb owners were forced to leave their homes under various kinds of pressure. In only 5 months, many Serbian homes in the town were simply occupied by Kosovo Albanians.
Norwegian KFOR peacekeepers kept track of the changes that occurred in the end of 2000.
April 2000 situation in town:
September 2000 situation:
See also: List of cities in Serbia and Montenegro
