Borovë, Korçë

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Borovë
Village
Borovë is located in Albania
Borovë
Borovë
Coordinates: 40°18′39″N 20°39′9″E / 40.31083°N 20.65250°E / 40.31083; 20.65250Coordinates: 40°18′39″N 20°39′9″E / 40.31083°N 20.65250°E / 40.31083; 20.65250
Country Albania
CountyKorçë
MunicipalityKolonjë
Municipal unitQendër Ersekë
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Borovë or Borova is a village in the Korçë County, Albania.[1] At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Kolonjë.[2]

During World War II forces of National Liberation Movement, led by fought against a German convoy, which was going to Greece. The Germans responded with the Massacre of Borovë, which occurred in the settlement on civilian population as a reprisal.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Location of Borovë". Retrieved 2010-06-20.
  2. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-06-27.
  3. ^ Mayer, Herman Frank (2008). Blutiges Edelweiß: die 1. Gebirgs-Division im Zweiten Weltkrieg (in German). Links Christoph Verlag. pp. 159–167. ISBN 978-3-86153-447-1.


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