Libofshë Explained

Libofshë 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 Fier.^[1] The population at the 2011 census was 6,149.^[2]

Culture

The village is home to about 15 churches,^[3] the oldest being the Orthodox Church of Saint George, built in 1776.^[4] Bosniaks from settlements in Shijak and Durrës in 1924 went and settled in the village of Libofshë where they have mostly become linguistically integrated.^[5]

References

1. Web site: Law nr. 115/2014 . sq . 6370. 25 February 2022 .
2. http://www.instat.gov.al/media/195820/5__fier.pdf 2011 census results
3. Web site: Në fshatin me 15 kisha, aty ku vendasit i falin Zotit jetën e tokës dhe të parajsës. ABC News Albania. 2024-06-18.
4. Web site: The Church of Saint George, Libofshë (1776). My Albania. 2024-06-18.
5. Book: Steinke . Klaus . Die slavischen Minderheiten in Albanien (SMA): T. Vraka, Borakaj . Ylli . Xhelal . 2007 . O. Sagner . 978-3-86688-363-5 . de.