Žač Explained

Zallq
Pushpin Map:	Kosovo
Coordinates:	42.7064°N 20.5017°W
Subdivision Type:	Location
Subdivision Type1:	District
Subdivision Name1:	Peja
Subdivision Name2:	Istog
Unit Pref:	Metric
Population As Of:	2011
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Population Total:	502
Population Density Km2:	auto

Žač (Serbian: Жач, Albanian: Zallçi) is a village/settlement in the Istog Municipality of Kosovo. 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]}

Population

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 also

• Anti-Serb sentiment

Notes and References

1. http://pop-stat.mashke.org/kosovo-ethnic-loc2011.htm 2011 Kosovo Census results
2. http://www.b92.net/eng/news/crimes-article.php?yyyy=2010&mm=04&dd=21&nav_id=66625 Serb returnees attacked in Kosovo village
3. http://www.b92.net/eng/news/crimes-article.php?yyyy=2010&mm=04&dd=24&nav_id=66697 Police identify attackers in Žač
4. http://www.b92.net/eng/news/crimes-article.php?yyyy=2010&mm=05&dd=08&nav_id=67004 22 Kosovo Serbs accused of war crimes
5. http://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics-article.php?yyyy=2010&mm=05&dd=20&nav_id=67259 Attack on Serb returnees “terrorism”
6. http://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics-article.php?yyyy=2010&mm=05&dd=17&nav_id=67178 Serb returnees “determined to stay”
7. http://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics-article.php?yyyy=2010&mm=05&dd=22&nav_id=67295 KFOR securing Serbs in Kosovo camp
8. http://www.b92.net/eng/news/crimes-article.php?yyyy=2010&mm=05&dd=31&nav_id=67481 Kosovo: Serb returnee attacked