Gjinoc

Gjinoc

Gjinoc (Albanian)
Ђиновце/Đinovce (Serbian)
Gjinoc Gjinoc (Albanian); Ђиновце/Đinovce (Serbian);
Village
	Gjinoc
	Coordinates: Template:Xb_type:city(2221) 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)
• 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

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

^ 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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[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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