is one of the most excavated areas in Kosovo.
Antiquity In the municipality of Kosovo Polje lies the
Harilaq Fortress. The fortress has a great archaeological importance, because its roots date back to prehistoric times while its peak development occurred during
late Antiquity through the early Byzantine period.
Interwar Period During the
Interwar Period, as part of
Yugoslav colonisation of Kosovo, the municipality was heavily affected. Serb colonist families were settled both in the town itself and across several villages, newly established settlements or within existing villages. These settlers originated mainly from Montenegro, Serbia, the Serb-inhabited regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and other regions. In the town itself, approximately 142 Serb settler families were established in 1921. The village of
Bardh i Madh received around 23 colonist families, mainly near the railway station, while
Graboc i Poshtëm and
Harilaq received about 20 and 18 families respectively, some of which settled in houses formerly owned by local Albanians. The village of Miradi e Epërme experienced one of the largest settlements of Serb colonisers, with around 80 families from various regions. Pomozotin received about 40 families, partly in a separate area near the old village, where a church was built in 1937. Sllatina e Madhe received approximately 33 families, while Vragolia received around 11 families, mainly along the main road. In addition, a new Slavic colonist settlement, Krivova, was established on the road between Sllatina e Madhe and the
Drenica region. Due to its strategic location, a gendarmerie station was built there and around 25 colonist families were settled after 1922. In 1937, the Fushë Kosova–Peja railway line was opened to traffic.
Kosovo War In the city suburbs there is the
Multinational Specialized Unit base. Part of
KFOR, the unit is composed entirely by
Italian Carabinieri. == Geography ==