Žač

Žač Albanian: Zallçi, Serbian Cyrillic: Жач
village
Žač
Coordinates: 42°42′23″N 20°30′06″E / 42.70639°N 20.50167°ECoordinates: 42°42′23″N 20°30′06″E / 42.70639°N 20.50167°E
Country (disputed)	Kosovo
District	District of Peć
Municipality	Istok

Žač (Serbian Cyrillic: Жач, Albanian: Zallçi) is a village/settlement in the Istok Municipality of Kosovo^{[lower-alpha 1]}. The village was in the spotlight in 2010, when Serbian refugees were denied the right to return to their homes.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Population

Ethnic Composition, Including IDPs
Year/Population	Albanians	%	Serbs	%	Montenegrins	%	Muslims (by ethnicity)	%	others	%	Total
1961	287	41.72%	243	35.32%	158	22.97%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	688
1971	405	51.59%	254	32.36%	115	14.65%	0	0.00%	11	1.40%	785
1981	251	29.05%	191	22.11%	81	9.38%	327	37.85%	14	1.62%	864
1991	1	0.19%	147	27.79%	52	9.83%	307	58.03%	22	4.16%	529

Albanians boycotted the census in 1991, so their numbers for that year are not known.

See also

• Anti-Serb sentiment

Annotations

1. Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has received recognition as an independent state from 110 out of 193 United Nations member states.

References

1. Serb returnees attacked in Kosovo village, B92, April 21, 2010
2. Police identify attackers in Žač, B92, April 24, 2010
3. 22 Kosovo Serbs accused of war crimes, B92, May 8, 2010
4. Attack on Serb returnees “terrorism”, B92, May 20, 2010
5. Serb returnees “determined to stay”, B92, May 17, 2010
6. KFOR securing Serbs in Kosovo camp, B92, May 22, 2010
7. Kosovo: Serb returnee attacked, B92, May 31, 2010