Vithkuq
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| Country |  Albania |
| County | Korçë |
| Municipality | Korçë |
| Government | |
| • Administrator | Azis Panariti |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Administrative Unit | 1,519 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal Code | 7025 |
| Area Code | (0)864 |
Vithkuq is a village and a former municipality in the Korçë County, southeastern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Korçë.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 1,519.[2] The municipal unit consists of the villages Vithkuq, Leshnje, Gjanc, Lubonjë, Rehovë, Roshanj, Trebickë, Grabockë, Treskë, Stratobërdh, Panarit, Shtyllë and Cemericë.[3]
History
The town's history started in the post-Byzantine period. During the 17th-18th centuries Vithkuq became a local center of culture and trade, being on a strategic location on the Berat-Korçë road. In 1792, Vithkuq was composed of the following neighborhoods: Borisha, Tataçi, Llas, Qyrsa, Syrbashi, Krekasi, Palasi, Kolaqerkasi, Kovaçasi, Saraçi, Rusasi and Dukasi.[4][5] In 1724 the residents of Vithkuq sponsored the foundation of the first Greek school in Korçë.[6][7]
From the end of 18th century, various factors turned Vithkuq into a small mountain village. Vithkuq hosts several churches and monasteries that were built during its period of prosperity.[8][9]
World War II
On August 15, 1943, during World War II, the first storm brigade of the Albanian National Liberation Army was formed near Vithkuq under the command of Mehmet Shehu. Around 800 partisans took part in the following parade, which was attended by important members of the Albanian Communist party like Enver Hoxha and Mehmet Shehu.[10]
Notable people
- Spiro Dine, rilindas and writer.
- Naum Veqilharxhi, rilindas, lawyer and writer.
- Jani Evstrat Vithkuqari, scholar and writer.
- Nikodemus, Orthodox New Martyr.
- Ligor Buzi, Fascist leader and journalist
References
- ↑ Law nr. 115/2014
- ↑ 2011 census results
- ↑ Greece – Albania Neighbourhood Programme
- ↑ Petraq Pepo (ed.): Materiale dokumentare për Shqipërinë juglindore. Tiranë, 1981.
- ↑ [1]
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- ↑ Basil Kondis. The Greeks of Northern Epirus and Greek-Albanian relations. Hestia, 1995, p. 9: ""The first school of the Hellenic type in Korytsa opened in 1724"
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- ↑ Rousseva R. Iconographic characteristics of the churches in Moschopolis and Vithkuqi (Albania), Makedonika, 2006, v. 35, pp. 163-191. In English and Greek, with photographs of icons and inscriptions.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Further reading
- Kurtiqi, Gjikë. Vithkuqi i 24 Kishave dhe 100 Krojeve, Libri i Parë, Tirana 2008.
- Kurtiqi, Gjikë. Vithkuqi: Larg dhe Afër, Libri i Dytë, Tirana 2009.
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Administrative Divisions of Korçë County
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County Seat: Korçë
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| Municipality of Kolonjë | ||
| Municipality of Korçë | ||
| Municipality of Maliq | ||
| Municipality of Pogradec | ||
| Municipality of Pustec | ||
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Subdivisions of Korçë Municipality
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Municipal Seat: Korçë
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| Administrative Unit of Drenovë |
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| Administrative Unit of Lekas |
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| Administrative Unit of Mollaj | ||
| Administrative Unit of Qendër Bulgarec |
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| Administrative Unit of Vithkuq |
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| Administrative Unit of Voskop |
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| Administrative Unit of Voskopojë |
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