Libofshë

Libofshë
Municipal unit
Libofshë is located in Albania
Libofshë
Libofshë
Coordinates: 40°50′N 19°33′E / 40.833°N 19.550°E / 40.833; 19.550
Country Albania
CountyFier
MunicipalityFier
Population
 (2011)
 • Municipal unit
6,149
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Libofshë is a village and a former municipality in the Fier County, southwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Fier.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 6,149.[2]

Culture

The village is home to about 15 churches,[3] the oldest being the Orthodox Church of Saint George, built in 1776.[4] Bosniaks from settlements in Shijak and Durrës in 1924 went and settled in the village of Libofshë where they have mostly become linguistically integrated.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6370. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. ^ 2011 census results Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Në fshatin me 15 kisha, aty ku vendasit i falin Zotit jetën e tokës dhe të parajsës". ABC News Albania. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  4. ^ "The Church of Saint George, Libofshë (1776)". My Albania. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  5. ^ Steinke, Klaus; Ylli, Xhelal (2007). Die slavischen Minderheiten in Albanien (SMA): T. Vraka, Borakaj (in German). O. Sagner. ISBN 978-3-86688-363-5.


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