Zym


Zym or Zjum, is a village in the Prizren Municipality of southwestern Kosovo.

Geography

The settlement lies in the eastern part of the Has region in Kosovo, known as Prizren Has.

History

During the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Zjum was the center of a srez. In 1970, the village had 122 Albanian houses, hailing from Shkodër Malësia, Eastern Malësia and from Mirditë, their ancestors having settled here during the 18th century.
During FR Yugoslavia, the settlement was known as Zjum Has, in order to differentiate from Zjum Opoljski in Opolje. Zjum Opoljski was founded by settlers from Zjum Has.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, it had 1,782 inhabitants, all of whom declared as Albanians.