Vushtrri (Albanian definite form: Vushtrria; Serbian Cyrillic: Вучитрн, Vučitrn) is a city and municipality located in the Mitrovica District in Kosovo.

Vushtrri is surrounded by the city of Mitrovica to the north, Podujevë in the east, Obiliq in the south, Drenas in the south-west, and Skenderaj in the west.

Archaeological sites exist at various places in the vicinity, including Samodrezha, Pestova, Duboc Fortress, Stroc Castle and Breglumi.

The UNMIK and KFOR failure to respond to repeated calls to help from the Ashkali community resulted in 69 homes being burnt down.

Vushtrri is surrounded by Mitrovica in the north, Podujevë in the east, Obiliq in the south, Drenas in the south-west and Skenderaj to the west.

Eight percent of households in Vushtrri (compared to Kosovo's average of 9%) do not have access to safe drinking water as they get it from tube wells or boreholes.

The "Besa Kombetare" Club, led by Hasan Prishtina and Bajram Curri, sent Abdullah Hadri from Gjakova to open the first Albanian school in Vushtrri.

The adult residents (aged 18 or older) of Vushtrri have a slightly higher education attainment than Kosovo's average.

The hospital provides services in sectors including emergency care, stomatology, vaccination, diagnostics, and pharmacy.

[citation needed] According to the 2014–2016 Medium-term Budgetary Framework, the municipality of Vushtrri has planned a significant increase of its budget in the next three years.

[16] Thirty-five percent of Vushtrri respondents reported that they had visited the municipal office during the previous 12 months to request a document (such as a birth certificate or a building permit) or a service.

Higher percentages of Vushtrri residents compared to Kosovo's averages said that the Public Administration was efficient or very efficient in issuing all of the following documents: passports (87%), ID cards (90%), vehicle registration documents (79%), driver's licenses (84%), building permits (73%), business licenses (70%), marriage, birth, and death certificates (87%), and Social Assistance cards (69%).

A relatively high share (65%) of Vushtrri residents believed that their local authorities had the capacity to solve the problems in their municipality.

[citation needed] The satisfaction level of Vushtrri residents with local authorities was slightly higher than Kosovo's average.

[12] Vushtrri is a city with sustainable economic development, thanks to good-quality arable land that offers favorable conditions for cultivating many agricultural crops.

Based on official data from the Ministry of Trade and Industry, 45.36% of businesses are engaged in commerce, 19% in transportation and telecommunication, 9% in offering services like hotels and restaurants.

Retail activity is concentrated mainly in the city center, on the roads "Deshmoret e Kombit" and "Skenderbeu", while major markets are scattered on the outskirts of town, on the Vushtrri–Pristina highway.

Hotels, bars, and fast food restaurants are mainly concentrated in the center of the city, principally in the "Sheshi i lirise" and "Adem Jashari" streets.

Tradition, high-quality seeds imported from the Netherlands, advanced technology and water system from the Iber-Lepenc company are the main factors that Vushtrri's farmers keep achieving high potato yields, nearly reaching the average European level.

[citation needed] The municipality of Vushtrri possesses nearly 600 hectares (1,500 acres) of arable land, meadows and pastures, as public property.

Past investments during the post-war period have enhanced the quality of life for citizens and built infrastructure necessary for creating a favorable business environment.

[citation needed] The municipality has planned significant amounts of money to spend in capital investments in the next years.

Data from 2012 showed that the percentage of households of Vushtrri that could not afford basic goods and services was lower than Kosovo's average.

A similar percentage to Kosovo's average (36% of households) could not afford to invite family or friends for a meal at least once a month.

[citation needed] Similar to the rest of the municipalities in Kosovo, unemployment was considered to be the biggest problem in Vushtrri by 47% of its residents.[when?]

The municipality invested heavily in improving the quality of life of its citizens; there are many municipality-organized activities and entertainment in the city and the surrounding areas.

Years ago, in the villages of Vushtrri, different kinds of music were developed, especially ballads and legendary epic songs.

After the World War II, the first association of culture and art was called "Rashid Deda" and later was renamed "Hasan Prishtina".

These include: The most organized and successful sports in Vushtrri are football, handball, basketball, volleyball, ping-pong, chess and judo.

Both female and male handball teams from Vushtrri participate in European competitions; both also compete in the Super League of Kosovo.