Zajas

Zajas ; Зајас; Zajazi / Zajaz
Basic data
Region :	southwest
Municipality :	Kičevo
Coordinates :	41 ° 36 ′ N , 20 ° 56 ′ E Coordinates: 41 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ N , 20 ° 56 ′ 0 ″ E
Height :	740 m. i. J.
Residents :	4,712 (2002)
Telephone code :	(+389) 45
Postal code :	6253
License plate :	AI

Zajas ( Macedonian Зајас ; Albanian Zajazi / Zajaz ) is a village in the Opština Kičevo in the west-central part of North Macedonia . The municipal capital Kičevo is nine kilometers to the south. Between 1996 and 2013, Zajas was the capital of the Opština of the same name , which was merged with that of Kičevo.

geography

The settlement area extends at an altitude between 740 and 800 meters above sea level. Zajas is traversed by some streams that arise in the western hill country.

Neighboring villages are in the north Midinci , northeast Bukojčani , in the East Gorno Strogomišta , south Kolibari , southwest Grešnica , west Rečani and northwest Bačišta .

population

Zajas has 4712 inhabitants (as of 2002). 4682 inhabitants were Albanians and 30 belonged to other ethnic groups. 4,689 stated Albanian and 23 other languages as their mother tongue. 4,687 were Muslims and 25 were of other religions.

economy

The majority of the population emigrated to Germany in the last few decades . Because of this large emigration and the lack of working population, jobs in the village are very rare. Most of the remaining work in livestock farming and vegetable growing. The production of honey also plays a major role. Some residents have also found work in the neighboring industrial centers of Gostivar and Kičevo .

traffic

Zajas is located on the M4 , which connects the capital Skopje with the western neighboring country Albania via Struga . The Skopje – Kičevo line of the North Macedonian Railway also runs through Zajas . At the Zajas train station, a branch line branches off to the neighboring Tajmište .

Personalities

Mefail Shehu (* early 20th century; † November 1945), member of the Balli Kombëtar
Ali Ahmeti (* 1959), former political leader of the KLA in Macedonia, today chairman of the Democratic Union for Integration

Web links

Commons : Zajas - collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

↑ The Albanians of Zajas living in the diaspora were not included in the census.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Census of Macedonia 2002. In: State Statistics Office. Accessed February 14, 2014 (English, PDF file, 2.18 MB).

[2] The Albanians of Zajas living in the diaspora were not included in the census.

[vz2002-1] Census of Macedonia 2002. In: State Statistics Office. Accessed February 14, 2014 (English, PDF file, 2.18 MB).