Hoçisht
Hoçisht | |
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| Coordinates: 40°36′N 20°55′E / 40.6°N 20.92°E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Korçë |
| Municipality | Devoll |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Municipal unit | 4,461 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal Code | 7009 |
| Area Code | (0)874 |
Hoçisht 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 Devoll.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 4,461.[2] The municipal unit consists of the villages Hoçisht, Grace, Baban, Stropan, Eçmenik, Përparimaj, Grapsh, Çipan, Borsh, Bradvicë.[3]
A Greek school was operating in the village of Hoçisht from the middle of the 19th century, until incorporation to the Albanian state, while the local Orthodox community had established a trust fund (called Lasso) for the well being of the locals.[4] In the early 20th century the town of Hoçisht hosted additional Greek educational institutions, including primary and secondary schools for boys and girls, as well as a kindergarten.[5]
In 1905, during the Struggle for Macedonia, Greek revolutionary, Nikolaos Dailakis, had his hideout near the town.[6]
During the Socialist People's Republic of Albania the local church property was confiscated by the state. Today, from the 10 Christian churches in 1967 only 5 survive: Saint Nicholas, Saints Kosmas and Damian, Saint Constantine, Saint John and Saint Kyriake.[4]
At present, a Greek language institution is functioning in the town, as part of a joint Greek-Albanian initiative.[7]
References
- ^ Law nr. 115/2014
- ^ 2011 census results
- ^ Greece – Albania Neighbourhood Programme
- ^ a b Καρακίτσιος, Ελευθέριος (2003–2004). "Παλαίτυπα εκ Χοτσίτσης (Hocisht) Κορυτσάς της Βιβλιοθήκης Σωτηρίου Θ. Μπόρτση ή Κράλη" (PDF). Makedonika. 34.
- ^ Athina, Koltsida. "Η Εκπαίδευση στη Βόρεια Ήπειρο κατά την Ύστερη Περίοδο της Οθωμανικής Αυτοκρατορίας [Education in Northern Epirus during the late Ottoman Empire]". Phd dissertation. University of Thessaloniki. p. 143. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
- ^ Douglas, Dakin (1993). The Greek struggle in Macedonia, 1897-1913. Balkan Studies Research Center. pp. 133, 254, 255.
- ^ Poverty in Albania : a qualitative assessment. Washington, DC: World Bank. 2002. p. 32. ISBN 9780821351093.
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Subdivisions of Korçë County | ||
|---|---|---|
County Seat: Korçë | ||
| Municipality of Devoll |  | |
| Municipality of Kolonjë | ||
| Municipality of Korçë | ||
| Municipality of Maliq | ||
| Municipality of Pogradec | ||
| Municipality of Pustec | ||
