Gjinoc

Gjinoc (Albanian: Gjinoc, Serbian Cyrillic: Ђиновце/Đinovce) is a village in Suharekë municipality, Kosovo.

Gjinoc
Village
Gjinoc is located in Kosovo
Gjinoc
Gjinoc
Coordinates: 42.318482°N 20.818370°E / 42.318482; 20.818370
Location Kosovo
DistrictPrizren
MunicipalitySuharekë
Elevation
438 m (1,437 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total2,221
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Etymylogy

The name of the village derives from the Albanian name Gjin.[2]

History

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 the 16th century as 'Gjinofic'[4]

References
  1. 2011 Kosovo Census results
  2. Albanian population of Dardania - Iljaz Rexha
  3. Popullsia Shqiptare e Kosoves Gjate Shekujve - Selami Pulaha p. 16
  4. Popullsia Shqiptare e Kosoves Gjate Shekujve p. 246


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