Zojz | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Kosovo |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Coordinates: | 42.2981°N 20.6939°W |
Subdivision Type: | Location |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Prizren |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Prizren |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 320 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 828 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Zojz (Albanian: Zojzi; Serbian: Зојић|Zojić) is a settlement in the Prizren Municipality, southwestern Kosovo.
The name of the village is believed to come from the Albanian word Zojz/Zoj [2]
The village of Zojz was mentioned in the Ottoman defter of the 16th century with the name Zojiq and the inhabitants of the village were recorded with characteristically Albanian anthroponomy.[3]
Zojz is placed roughly 10 km north of Prizren. Neighboring settlements are Smaç and Medvec to the east, Piranë to the west, Sërbica e Poshtme to the south and Randobrava to the north. The Topluha River and the Autostrada R 7 run south of the village.
According to the 2011 census Zojz had 828 inhabitants. Of them, 813 (98.19%) were Albanians and 15 were Ashkali.[4] All 828 inhabitants declared themselves Muslims.[5]