Gorë
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Municipal unit in Korçë, Albania
Gorë | |
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Gorë is located in Albania Gorë Gorë | |
| Coordinates: 40°46′N 20°33′E / 40.767°N 20.550°E / 40.767; 20.550 | |
| Country | Albania |
| County | Korçë |
| Municipality | Maliq |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Municipal unit | 1,565 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area Code | (0)865 |
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Gorë is a former municipality in the Korçë County, southeastern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Maliq.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 1,565.[2] The municipal unit consists of the villages Zvarisht, Dolan, Lozhan, Lozhan i Ri, Senishtë, Tresovë, Strelcë, Shalës, Selcë, Velçan, Mesmal, Moçan, Mjaltas, Marjan, Desmirë, Qënckë, Babjen and Dolanec.[3]
Notable people
[edit ]- Kajo Babjeni (1833–1923) was an Albanian kachak, revolutionary and activist of the Albanian National Awakening from the Gorë region of south-eastern Albania. He was known as Kapedani i Gorës and led an armed band in the Gorë region.
- Kristo Shuli
- Servet Teufik Agaj, former Albanian football player for Skenderbeu.
References
[edit ]- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). pp. 6372–6373. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "2011 census results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015年09月24日. Retrieved 2015年02月01日.
- ^ Greece – Albania Neighbourhood Programme Archived 2012年03月27日 at the Wayback Machine
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