Peja
Pejë · Kosovo
A mountain town in western Kosovo where the Serbian Orthodox Patriarchal Monastery of Peć — a UNESCO World Heritage Site — stands alongside Ottoman-era mosques and civil architecture, reflecting the city's layered history under Byzantine, Bulgarian, Serbian, and Ottoman rule. Set in the Rugova region along the Accursed Mountains, Peja has a walkable centre with a dense food-and-drink scene and access to mountain terrain, with further UNESCO-listed medieval monuments in the wider region.
- Population48,962
- Nearest water from center 0.1 km0.0 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 0.7 km0.4 mi
Nearest airports
Nearest train stations
Climate · monthly averages
J
-2°29°
80mm3.2in
F
0°31°
85mm3.4in
M
3°37°
100mm4.0in
A
8°46°
100mm4.0in
M
13°55°
110mm4.3in
J
17°62°
90mm3.6in
J
19°66°
85mm3.4in
A
19°67°
65mm2.6in
S
15°58°
90mm3.4in
O
10°50°
85mm3.4in
N
4°40°
100mm4.0in
D
0°31°
110mm4.2in
Avg temp · total precipitation, 1991–2020 monthly normals · ERA5-Land · methodology ↗