Prizren's Lumbardh
Prizren's Lumbardh in Prizren during winter
Native name	Lumbardhi i Prizrenit (Albanian) Bistrica e Prizrenit (Albanian) Призренска Бистрица (Serbian) Prizrenska Bistrica (Serbian)
Location
Country	Kosovo
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Gornje Ljubinje, Sharr Mountains, Srecka near Prizren
Mouth
• location	White Drin, near the village Muradem, Kosovo
• coordinates	42°12′23″N 20°37′49″E / 42.2064°N 20.6303°E / 42.2064; 20.6303
Length	18 km (11 mi)
Basin size	158 km2 (61 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	White Drin→ Drin→ Adriatic Sea

The Lumbardhi i Prizrenit, or Prizren Bistrica (Albanian: Bistrica e Prizrenit; Serbian: Призренска Бистрица, romanized: Prizrenska Bistrica)^[1] is a river in Kosovo. It flows through Prizren, the second most populous city in Kosovo, and empties into the White Drin river. It is 18 km (11 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 158 km² (61 sq mi). It stems from the Sharr Mountains.

The most important tributaries of Prizren's Lumbardh are Shartica, Petroshnica, Drajçica, Lubinja, Jabllanica and Lumi i Manastirit.

The fast-flowing river water passes under Prizren's many bridges as it travels through the city.^[2]

Name

The river's name, Lumbardh, literally translates to White River in Albanian. The adjective, i Prizrenit, differentiates it from the other Lumbardh tributaries of the White Drin (Albanian: Drinit të Bardhë) in the Dukagjini area.

The name Bistrica means "clearwater" in Serbian. The adjective Prizrenska, "of Prizren", is added to distinguish it from other Bistrica rivers in the Dukagjini region: Dečani Bistrica ("of Dečani"), Peć Bistrica ("of Peć"), Kožnjar Bistrica ("of Kožnjar"), Loćane Bistrica ("of Loćane"), etc.