Kurvelesh, Tepelenë

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]

Kurvelesh
Municipal unit
Kurvelesh
Coordinates: 40°14′N 19°54′E
Country Albania
CountyGjirokastër
MunicipalityTepelenë
Population
 (2011)
 • Municipal unit
705
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

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
gollark: It's your usual modern language except the keywords and stuff is replaced with emojis.
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gollark: "We need to hire 3 interns to protect this Advanced Computer from creepers or we'll lose all our data."
gollark: "Why is our production server running CCEmuX?"
gollark: But specifically potatOS.

References
  1. Law nr. 115/2014 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 2011 census results Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Greece – Albania Neighbourhood Programme Archived March 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Skendi, Stavro (1967). The Albanian national awakening, 1878-1912. Princeton University Press. p. 421. Retrieved 24 April 2011.


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