Zhur

Zhur
Village
Zhur is located in Kosovo
Zhur
Zhur
Location in Kosovo
Coordinates: 42°10′1″N 20°36′47″E / 42.16694°N 20.61306°E / 42.16694; 20.61306
Location Kosovo
DistrictPrizren
MunicipalityPrizren
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total
8,927
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Zhur (Albanian: Zhur or Zhuri, Serbian: Жур / Žur) is a village in the Prizren Municipality in southwestern Kosovo.

History

Zhur is an Albanian toponym.[2] The village Zhur was recorded in the Ottoman register of 1452 and had inhabitants with Albanian-Slavic names.[3]

After the Kingdom of Serbia acquired Kosovo in the first Balkan War (1912), Serbia arranged a Military Administration named Žur. The municipality was part of the Srez (Serbian: Šar) of the Prizren District. This administrative subdivision lasted until January 6, 1929, after which the area was made part of the Vardar Banovina in the newly formed Yugoslavia.[4]

Geography

Zhur is located in southwestern Kosovo, five kilometers east of Morina in Albania, and eight kilometers west of Prizren. Neighbouring villages include Poslishta and Billusha to the east, as well as Shkoza to the west. The mountain landscape of the Koritnik starts south of the village.

The M-25 goes directly through the village, and the R7 passes north of the village.

Climate

Climate data for Zhur/Žur (1982-2012)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C 3.4 6.4 11.6 16.4 21.8 25.5 27.9 28 24.1 17.3 9.9 4.9 16.5
Mean daily minimum °C −2.8 −0.6 2.4 6.2 10.3 13.8 15.4 15.1 11.8 7.4 3.1 −0.8 6.8
Average rainfall mm 83 73 72 74 81 55 49 47 68 86 108 98 894
Mean daily maximum °F 38.1 43.5 52.9 61.5 71.2 77.9 82.2 82 75.4 63.1 49.8 40.8 61.7
Mean daily minimum °F 27.0 30.9 36.3 43.2 50.5 56.8 59.7 59.2 53.2 45.3 37.6 30.6 44.2
Average rainfall inches 3.3 2.9 2.8 2.9 3.2 2.2 1.9 1.9 2.7 3.4 4.3 3.9 35.2
Source: [5]

Population

Development:[6][7]
Year Population
1919 1304
1948 1926
1953 2019
1961 2348
1971 3214
1981 4353
1991 5230
2011 12.000

Zhur has a population of 5,909. Of these, 5,897 are Albanians and six Bosniaks.[8] Eshref Ademaj (1940–1994) was a Yugoslav mathematician and education activist of Albanian ethnicity. He was born in Zhur. The Albanians of this village speak Albanian in the Gheg dialect.

Religion

5,903 are Muslims, one Catholic and one stated otherwise.[9]

References

  1. ^ 2011 Kosovo Census results
  2. ^ Popullsia Shqiptare e Kosoves - Pulaha
  3. ^ Vilajet of Pashtrik 1452
  4. ^ Agimi. "Ndarja administrative në Qarkun e Prizrenit - në vitin 1919". Archived from the original on July 24, 2008. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
  5. ^ "Klima & Wetter in Zhur". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  6. ^ "Ndarja Administrative ne Qarkun e Prizrenit - ne Vitin 1919". Archived from the original on July 24, 2008. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  7. ^ Tim Bespyatov. "Kosovo Census". Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  8. ^ "Popullsia e komunës së Prizrenit sipas vendbanimit, gjinisë dhe etnicitetit 2011" (in Albanian). Statistikagentur des Kosovo. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  9. ^ Tim Bespyatov. "Religious composition of Kosovo 2011". Retrieved May 24, 2017.

42°9′50″N 20°37′16″E / 42.16389°N 20.62111°E / 42.16389; 20.62111