Ujz | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Ujz | |
| Coordinates: 42°20′23″N20°32′23″E / 42.33967901502142°N 20.539730111892812°E | |
| Location |  Kosovo |
| District | Gjakova |
| Municipality | Gjakova |
| Population (2011) [1] | |
| • Total | 412 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Ujz (or Radotica) is a village in the district of Gjakova, Kosovo. Ujz is situated near the villages Fshaj and Pnish, within the Has region. [2]
The village Ujz was mentioned in the Ottoman defter of 1571 with 36 households. [3] The inhabitants of Ujz bore mainly Albanian names, followed by some mixed Albanian-Slavic names and some Slavic names. [3]
This article includes information on the demographic history of Kosovo.
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