Zym

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Zym
Village
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Zym
Location in Kosovo
Coordinates: 42°16′30″N20°37′26″E / 42.2750°N 20.6240°E / 42.2750; 20.6240
LocationFlag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo
District Prizren
Municipality Prizren
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total1,782
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Catholic Church of Zym Kisha katolike zym.jpg
Catholic Church of Zym

Zym (in Albanian) or Zjum (in Serbian; Зјум) is a village in the Prizren Municipality of southwestern Kosovo.

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Geography

The settlement lies in the eastern part of the Has region in Kosovo, known as Prizren Has (the other being Gjakova Has [2] ).

History

In the Ottoman Defter of 1485, Zym was part of the Nahiya of Pashtrik, and it was also known as Zybofic. The inhabitants of Zym had an overwhelmingly Christian Albanian anthroponomy with a degree of Islamisation: Ali Kola, Biba Gjoni, Nina Koka, Gjin Dusha, Baç Prendi, Doda Tita (Dida), Bac Doçi, Kosta Shtefani, Gjec Doçi, Koka Peka, Prend Nina, Gika Marku, Prend Andrea, Doç Daba, Deja Papa, Gika Daka, Gjec Gika, Papa Doçi, Deda Prendi, Iljas Doda, Gjin Doçi, Koka Papa, Tita (Dida) Deja, Prend Papa, Gjon Papa, Mark Deja. There were 21 homes in total. [3]

During the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Zym was the center of a srez (municipality). [4] During FR Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), the settlement was known as Zjum Has (Зјум Хас, Zym i Hasit), in order to differentiate from Zjum Opoljski in Opolje. Zjum Opoljski was founded by settlers from Zjum Has. [5]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, it had 1,782 inhabitants, all of whom declared as Albanians.

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Kroi i fshatit ne zym

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References

  1. 2011 Kosovo Census results
  2. Mirjana Menković (2004). Kosovo i Metohija u svetlu etnologije: zbornik radova. Етнографски музеј у Београду. ... јевића.9 Црногорски лосељеници — колонисти, чинили су, заједно са колонистима из Србије, Лике, Босне и Херцеговине, једино српско православно становништво пред Други свегски рат у Хасу (Ћако- вички и Призренски Xас).
  3. Pulaha, Selami (1984). Popullsia Shqiptare e Kosoves Gjate Shekujve XV XVI. Tirana: 8 Nëntori. pp. 228–229, 71.
  4. Desimir Tošić (1952). Srpski nacionalni problemi. Oslobodjenje. p. 177.
  5. Stamenković 2001, p. 329
    Назив је пренето име села - Зјум Xас (у Призренском Xасу), из старог завичаја досељеника, оснивача насеља

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