Lukovë
Appearance
Lukovë | |
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Coordinates: 39°59′N 19°55′E / 39.98°N 19.92°E | |
Country | Albania |
County | Vlorë |
Municipality | Himarë |
Population (2011) | |
• Municipal unit | 2,916 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Lukovë is a village and a former municipality in the Vlorë County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Himarë.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 2,916.[2] The municipal unit consists of the villages Lukovë, Borsh, Fterrë, Çorraj, Piqeras, Sasaj, Qazim Pali, Shën Vasil (Shënvasi) and Nivicë.[3]
Notable people
- Nafiz Bezhani, jurist, politician and writer.
- Dimitrios Doulis (1865–1928), minister of military affairs of the Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus, from Nivice.
- Muzafer Korkuti, archaeologist and Vice President of the Academy of Sciences of Albania
- Vasil Laçi (1922–1941), Albanian patriot who attempted to kill in 1941 Victor Emmanuel III, then King of Italy and Shefqet Bej Vërlaci, then Prime Minister of Albania
- Jakup Mato, head of Centre of Art Studies of the Academy of Sciences of Albania.
- Niphon Kausokalybites, monk and saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lukova.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Lukove.