Kurvelesh, Tepelenë Explained

Type:mu
Official Name:Kurvelesh
County:Gjirokastër
Municipality:Tepelenë
Coordinates:40.2333°N 73°W
Population As Of:2011
Population Unit:705

Kurvelesh is a former municipality in the Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Tepelenë.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 705.[2] The municipal unit consists of the villages Progonat, Lekdush, Gusmar, Nivicë and Rexhin.[3]

History

Ottoman

In the early 20th century a çetë (armed band) consisting of 200 activists of the Albanian National Awakening was formed in Kurvelesh.[4]

Notable people

References

  1. Web site: Law nr. 115/2014 . sq . 6371. 25 February 2022 .
  2. http://www.instat.gov.al/media/195823/6__gjirokaster.pdf 2011 census results
  3. http://www.interreg.gr/inst/interreg/gallery/File/Programmes/Greece%20-%20Albania/Simpliroma%20Programmatismou/EN/18-12-07_Programme_Complement_GREECE%20ALBANIA.doc Greece – Albania Neighbourhood Programme
  4. Book: Skendi, Stavro. The Albanian national awakening, 1878-1912. 24 April 2011. 1967. Princeton University Press. 421. 9780691650029 .