Qendër Libohovë is a former municipality in the
Gjirokastër County, southern
Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...
. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality
Libohovë
Libohovë ( sq-definite, Libohova) is a town and a municipality in southern Albania. It is overlooked by Libohovë Castle and has a main street with views across the Drino valley. Libohovë is at the foot of the Bureto Mountain. The region forms ...
.
The population at the 2011 census was 1,264.
[2011 census results]
The municipal unit consists of the villages
Labovë e Sipërme,
Labovë e Poshtme (together also referred to as
Labovë e Kryqit),
Suhë,
Stegopull
Stegopul or Stegopull ( rup, Stãgopul) is a village in Lunxhëri, Gjirokastër County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Libohovë. It is home to the Orthodox St. Elijah's Church, Stegopull, Church of ...
, ,
Drino
The Drino or Drinos ( sq, Drino, el, Δρίνος) is a river in southern Albania and northwestern Greece, tributary of the Vjosë. Its source is in the northwestern part of the Ioannina regional unit, near the village Delvinaki. It flows init ...
and
Nepravishtë. An important cultural, religious and historical monument in the municipality
St. Mary's Church, Labovë e Kryqit.The church seen today is essentially a creation of the 13th century at the time of the Despots of Epirus. However, an original foundation may go back to AD 527-565 during the reign of Emperor
Justinian
Justinian I (; la, Iustinianus, ; grc-gre, Ἰουστινιανός ; 48214 November 565), also known as Justinian the Great, was the Byzantine emperor from 527 to 565.
His reign is marked by the ambitious but only partly realized ''renovat ...
.
Notable people
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Behxhet Nepravishta
References
Former municipalities in Gjirokastër County
Administrative units of Libohovë
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