Greshicë

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Greshicë
Municipal unit
Greshicë is located in Albania
Greshicë
Greshicë
Coordinates: 40°33′N 19°47′E / 40.550°N 19.783°E / 40.550; 19.783Coordinates: 40°33′N 19°47′E / 40.550°N 19.783°E / 40.550; 19.783
Country Albania
CountyFier
MunicipalityMallakastër
Population
 (2011)
 • Municipal unit
1,152
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Greshicë is a village and a former municipality in the Fier County, southwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Mallakastër.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 1,152.[2]

History[]

In 1847 Albanian rebels under Rrapo Hekali defeated Ottoman forces in Greshicë during the Albanian revolt of 1847 executing Isuf Bey Vrioni and his brother.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
  2. ^ "2011 census results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
  3. ^ The history of Albania: a brief history Author Kristo Frashëri Publisher s.n., 1964 p.122-123


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