Peć (, Bosnian: Peć, Serbian: Пећ / Peć) or Pejë is a city and municipality in north-western Kosovo, and the administrative centre of the homonymous district. The governor of the city is Ali Berisha .
The Serbian name of the city is Peć (Пећ); the Albanian name's definite form is Peja and the indefinite Pejë. Other names of the city include the Latin Pescium and Siparantum, the Greek Episkion (Επισκιον), the Ottoman Turkish ايپك (İpek), the Slavonic Petcha, and the formerly used form Pentza. In Serbian language Peć means furnace or cave and its name is probably connected with nearby caves in Rugova Canyon which served as hermit cells for orthodox monks. In mediaeval Ragusan documents, the Serbian name of the city (Peć, lit. "furnace") is sometimes translated as Forno, meaning furnace in Italian.
The municipality covers an area of 602 km2 (232 sq mi), including the city of Peć and 95 villages; it is divided into 28 territorial communities. As of 2011, the whole municipality has a population of approximately 95,723, of which ca. 60,000 live in the city of Peć.
Read more about Peć: History, Economy, Touristic Places, Climate, Demographics, Sport, Notable People, Sister Cities, Views of Peć