Ziçisht
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Ziçisht | |
|---|---|
  Ziçisht | |
| Coordinates:40°33′27″N20°55′27″E/ 40.55750°N 20.92417°E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Korçë |
| Municipality | Devoll |
| Municipal unit | Miras |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
Ziçishtis a settlement in theKorçë County,southeasternAlbania.[1]It is part of the former municipalityMiras.At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipalityDevoll.[2]
It has a population of about 300. Many of its people emigrated toGreeceor theUnited Statesbecause of the harsh living conditions.
Notable people
[edit]- Bishop Eulogios (Kourilas) of Korçë(1880–1961) Orthodox bishop.
- Constantin Anastas Chekrezi,nationalist figure, historian, and publisher
- Petraq Zoto,writer
- Mihallaq Ziçishti,former Vice Minister of the Interior until 1982, known for the grotesque defense of himself in the Communist trial, that saved him the life.[3]
References
[edit]- ^"Location of Ziçisht".Retrieved2010-06-20.
- ^"Law nr. 115/2014"(PDF)(in Albanian). pp. 6372–6373.Retrieved25 February2022.
- ^Pellumb Kulla articleArchivedFebruary 12, 2010, at theWayback Machine
External links
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