Žač (Serbian Cyrillic: Жач, Albanian: Zallçi) is a village/settlement in the Istog Municipality of Kosovo[a]. The village was in the spotlight in 2010, when Serbian refugees were denied the right to return to their homes.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Zallq
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  Zallq | |
| Coordinates: 42°42′23″N 20°30′06″E / 42.70639°N 20.50167°E | |
| Location |  Kosovo[a] |
| District | Peja |
| Municipality | Istog |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 502 |
PopulationEdit
| Ethnic Composition, Including IDPs | |||||||||||||
| Year/Population | Albanians | % | Serbs | % | Montenegrins | % | Muslims (by ethnicity) | % | others | % | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 287 | 41.72% | 243 | 35.32% | 158 | 22.97% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 688 | ||
| 1971 | 405 | 51.59% | 254 | 32.36% | 115 | 14.65% | 0 | 0.00% | 11 | 1.40% | 785 | ||
| 1981 | 251 | 29.05% | 191 | 22.11% | 81 | 9.38% | 327 | 37.85% | 14 | 1.62% | 864 | ||
| 1991 | 1 | 0.19% | 147 | 27.79% | 52 | 9.83% | 307 | 58.03% | 22 | 4.16% | 529 | ||
Albanians boycotted the census in 1991, so their numbers for that year are not known.
See alsoEdit
AnnotationsEdit
- ^ a b The political status of Kosovo is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008, Kosovo is formally recognised as a sovereign state by 101 UN member states (with another 13 states recognising it at some point but then withdrawing their recognition) and 92 states not recognizing it, while Serbia continues to claim it as a part of its own territory.
ReferencesEdit
- ^ 2011 Kosovo Census results
- ^ Serb returnees attacked in Kosovo village, B92, April 21, 2010
- ^ Police identify attackers in Žač, B92, April 24, 2010
- ^ 22 Kosovo Serbs accused of war crimes, B92, May 8, 2010
- ^ Attack on Serb returnees “terrorism”, B92, May 20, 2010
- ^ Serb returnees “determined to stay”, B92, May 17, 2010
- ^ KFOR securing Serbs in Kosovo camp, B92, May 22, 2010
- ^ Kosovo: Serb returnee attacked, B92, May 31, 2010