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

Zhur

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Zhur
Village
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LocationFile:Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo
DistrictPrizren
MunicipalityPrizren
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Total
3,624
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

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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

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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

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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
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Population

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Development:[6][7]
Year Population
1919 1,304
1948 1,926
1953 2,019
1961 2,348
1971 3,214
1981 4,353
1991 5,230
2011 8,927
2024 3,624

Zhur has a population of 3,624. Of these, 3,622 are Albanians and two Bosniaks.[1] 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

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3,624 are Muslim, one Catholic and one stated otherwise.[8]

References

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  2. ^ Popullsia Shqiptare e Kosoves - Pulaha
  3. ^ Vilajet of Pashtrik 1452
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