Gjinoc
Gjinoc
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Village | |
  Gjinoc | |
| Coordinates: 42°19′07″N 20°49′06″E / 42.318482°N 20.818370°E | |
| Location |  Kosovo |
| District | Prizren |
| Municipality | Suharekë |
| Elevation | 438 m (1,437 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,221 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Gjinoc (Albanian: Gjinoc, Serbian Cyrillic: Ђиновце/Đinovce) is a village in Suharekë municipality, Kosovo.
Etymylogy[edit]
The name of the village derives from the Albanian name Gjin.[2]
History[edit]
The village was mentioned in the year 1348 together with 8 other Albanian villages in the area.[3] The village was also recorded in the Ottoman register of 1591 as 'Gjinofic'[4]
References[edit]
- ^ 2011 Kosovo Census results
- ^ Albanian population of Dardania - Iljaz Rexha
- ^ Popullsia Shqiptare e Kosoves Gjate Shekujve - Selami Pulaha p. 16
- ^ Popullsia Shqiptare e Kosoves Gjate Shekujve p. 246
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