Bogë ( sq-definite, Boga) is a village in the former
Shkrel
Shkrel is a former municipality in the Shkodër County, northwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Malësi e Madhe. The population at the 2011 census was 3,520. municipality, northern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality
Malësi e Madhe
Malësi e Madhe () is a municipality in Shkodër County, in northwestern Albania. The municipality consists of the administrative units of Gruemirë, Kastrat, Kelmend, Qendër, Shkrel with Koplik
Koplik (also known as Koplik i Poshtëm) is ...
. It was a historical ''bajrak'' of
Kelmendi
Kelmendi is a historical Albanian tribe (''fis'') and region in Malësia ( Kelmend municipality) and eastern Montenegro (parts of Gusinje Municipality). It is located in the upper valley of the Cem river and its tributaries in the Accursed Moun ...
tribe in the north headwaters of
Prroni i thate, bounded to the north by
Shala
Shala (Šala) was a Mesopotamian goddess of weather and grain and the wife of the weather god Adad. It is assumed that she originated in northern Mesopotamia and that her name might have Hurrian origin. She was worshiped especially in Karkar an ...
; south by Ducaj. The village was attached to Shkrel despite originally being part of Kelmendi. The village consisted of 75 families in 1908 according to Edith Durham, all of which were Catholics. The village is divided in two sections, consisting of Preçaj and Kolaj neighborhoods.
Etymology
The etymology of ''Boga'' is debated. One theory maintains that it is derived from Albanian ''
bokë'', meaning "barren/rocky farmland" or "mountain side". Another view argues that it may be a derivative of Slavic ''
bog
A bog or bogland is a wetland that accumulates peat as a deposit of dead plant materials often mosses, typically sphagnum moss. It is one of the four main types of wetlands. Other names for bogs include mire, mosses, quagmire, and muskeg; a ...
'' ("god").
Culture
The village has a church (Kisha e Bogës), located on 920m above sea level.
Demographic history
In 1908,
Edith Durham
Edith Durham, (8 December 1863 – 15 November 1944) was a British artist, anthropologist and writer who is best known for her anthropological accounts of life in Albania in the early 20th century. Her advocacy on behalf of the Albanian cause a ...
registered 75 families in Boga, all of which were Catholics.
People
*Aleksander Sirdani (1903-1948), pastor of the bajrak of Bogë and historian
*Marin Sirdani (1887-1962), pastor of the bajrak of Bogë and historian. The local school is holds his name as he was the first to give lessons in the village.
*Dr. Marash Rakaj, a faculty member of the University of Shkodra, "Luigj Gurakuqi" Shkodër.
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Shkrel
Populated places in Malësi e Madhe
Villages in Shkodër County
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