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'''Libohovë''' ({{lang-sq-definite|Libohova}}) is a town and a municipality in southern [[Albania]], near [[Dropull]]. It is overlooked by [[Libohovë Castle]] and has a main street with views across the [[Drino]] valley. Libohovë is at the foot of the [[Mount Bureto|Bureto Mountain]]. The region forms part of the Zagori Regional Nature Park<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ata.gov.al/parku-natyror-i-zagorise-me-nje-plan-menaxhimi-te-avancuar-344226.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=December 3, 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208045758/http://www.ata.gov.al/parku-natyror-i-zagorise-me-nje-plan-menaxhimi-te-avancuar-344226.html |archivedate=December 8, 2015 }}</ref> located in [[Zagori, Albania|Zagori]] region.
'''Libohovë''' ({{lang-sq-definite|Libohova}}) is a town and a municipality in southern [[Albania]], near [[Dropull]]. It is overlooked by [[Libohovë Castle]] and has a main street with views across the [[Drino]] valley. Libohovë is at the foot of the [[Mount Bureto|Bureto Mountain]]. The region forms part of the Zagori Regional Nature Park<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ata.gov.al/parku-natyror-i-zagorise-me-nje-plan-menaxhimi-te-avancuar-344226.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=December 3, 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208045758/http://www.ata.gov.al/parku-natyror-i-zagorise-me-nje-plan-menaxhimi-te-avancuar-344226.html |archivedate=December 8, 2015 }}</ref> located in [[Zagori, Albania|Zagori]] region.


The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Libohovë, [[Qendër Libohovë]] and Zagori, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Libohovë.<ref>[http://www.reformaterritoriale.al/images/presentations/Ligji%20ndarja%20territoriale_Fletore_zyrtare.pdf Law nr. 115/2014]</ref> The total population is 3,667 (2011 census), in a total area of 248.24&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.<ref>[http://gis.ceshtjetvendore.gov.al/ Interactive map administrative territorial reform]</ref> The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 1,992.<ref name=census11>[http://www.instat.gov.al/media/195823/6__gjirokaster.pdf 2011 census results]</ref>
The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Libohovë, [[Qendër Libohovë]] and Zagori, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Libohovë.<ref>[http://www.reformaterritoriale.al/images/presentations/Ligji%20ndarja%20territoriale_Fletore_zyrtare.pdf Law nr. 115/2014] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924085559/http://www.reformaterritoriale.al/images/presentations/Ligji%20ndarja%20territoriale_Fletore_zyrtare.pdf |date=2015-09-24 }}</ref> The total population is 3,667 (2011 census), in a total area of 248.24&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.<ref>[http://gis.ceshtjetvendore.gov.al/ Interactive map administrative territorial reform]</ref> The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 1,992.<ref name=census11>[http://www.instat.gov.al/media/195823/6__gjirokaster.pdf 2011 census results] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053713/http://www.instat.gov.al/media/195823/6__gjirokaster.pdf |date=2016-03-04 }}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==

Revision as of 15:34, 7 December 2017

Libohovë
Municipality
Libohovë is located in Albania
Libohovë
Libohovë
Coordinates: 40°2′N 20°16′E / 40.033°N 20.267°E / 40.033; 20.267
Country Albania
CountyGjirokastër
Area
 • Municipality248.24 km2 (95.85 sq mi)
Elevation
408 m (1,339 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Municipality
3,667
 • Municipality density15/km2 (38/sq mi)
 • Municipal unit
1,992
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code
6003
Area Code(0)881

Libohovë (Albanian definite form: Libohova) is a town and a municipality in southern Albania, near Dropull. It is overlooked by Libohovë Castle and has a main street with views across the Drino valley. Libohovë is at the foot of the Bureto Mountain. The region forms part of the Zagori Regional Nature Park[1] located in Zagori region.

The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Libohovë, Qendër Libohovë and Zagori, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Libohovë.[2] The total population is 3,667 (2011 census), in a total area of 248.24 km2.[3] The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 1,992.[4]

History

The archaeological evidence indicates a very ancient settlement which reached its zenith in the 17th-century. It may be the exact site of present Dropull's former Catholic Diocese of Hadrianopolis in Epiro.[5] In the late 17th century, the Ottoman traveler Evliya Çelebi passed through Libohovë noting it was inhabited by Muslim Albanians and had 200 houses, a mosque, prayer house, inn and small bathhouse.[6]

It is the home of a well-known Albanian noble family, which shares its name with the town. Prior to the communist era they held considerable sway over the country's politics. The castle is a substantial fortress with four polygonal corner towers and a curtain wall surrounding a wide courtyard. The sister of Ali Pasha of Tepelenë, Shanica, married one of the most important members of the Libohovë family and the castle was the dowry that Ali Pasha presented to her.[citation needed] In the town centre is an old plane tree around which a bar-restaurant has been built. Also in the centre is the house of Myfit (Bey) Libohovë (1876–1927), a renowned politician, the first minister of internal affairs and foreign affairs serving in the Albanian Government of 1912.

Places of interest

Notable locals

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Law nr. 115/2014 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Interactive map administrative territorial reform
  4. ^ 2011 census results Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/t0063.htm
  6. ^ Dankoff, Robert; Elsie, Robert (2000). Evliya Çelebi in Albania and Adjacent Regions: Kossovo, Montenegro, Ohrid. Brill. p. 91. ISBN 9789004116245. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help) "We continued westwards from Delvinaki for 6 hours and arrived at the village of Libohova. It is on the border of the kadi-district of Gjirokastër at the foot of a mountain with flowing water, like the fabled garden of Irem. It consists of 200 houses with slate roofs and is inhabited by Albanians, who are, however, Muslims. It has a congregational mosque, a prayer house, a han and a small bathhouse."
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