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Margëlliç, Fier
Margëlliç is a small community of the Fier County, southern Albania. It is part of the municipality Patos. The settlement is close to the Margëlliç Castle and the ancient city of Byllis. History In the 7th century the Margëlliç Castle was built by the Byzantines in the village. In WW2 a battle took place between Albanian Partisans and Nazi Germany in the village. Lefter Talo was killed in this battle, defending Albania. The village is ethnically inhabited by Albanians The Albanians are an ethnic group native to the Balkan Peninsula who share a common Albanian ancestry, Albanian culture, culture, Albanian history, history and Albanian language, language. They are the main ethnic group of Albania and Kosovo, .... References Populated places in Patos (municipality) Villages in Fier County {{Fier-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patos, Albania
Patos ( sq-definite, Patosi) is a town and a municipality in the County of Fier, Albania. The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Patos, Ruzhdie and Zharrëz, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Patos. The municipality's population is 18,227 as of the 2011 census, in a total area of 82.59 km2. It is the center of the oil industry in Albania, and is 7 kilometers southeast from the city of Fier. History The etymology of Patos is likely borrowed from Ancient Greek πάθος (Pathos). Patos is a very old city. It was a city for oil in the modern day and during King of Albania era and during the People's Socialist Republic of Albania era. The city was also for the works to sleep in and investors. The city is one of the biggest offshore oil field in the Balkans and in Europe. The Patos-Marinza Oil Field was discovered in 1928. It produces about 11,854 barrels everyday, more than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fier County
Fier County (; ), officially the County of Fier (), is a county in the Southern Region of the Republic of Albania. It is the eighth largest by area and the third most populous of the twelve counties, with about 240,000 people within an area of . The county borders on the Adriatic Sea to the west, the counties of Tirana to the north, Elbasan to the northeast, Berat to the east, Gjirokastër to the southeast and Vlorë to the south. It is divided into six municipalities, Fier, Divjakë, Lushnjë, Mallakastër, Patos and Roskovec, all of whom incorporate 42 administrative units. Geography Until 2000, Fier County was subdivided into three districts: Fier, Lushnjë, and Mallakastër. Before 2015, it consisted of 42 municipalities. Economy Fier County maintains a relatively strong economy within Albania with agriculture and heavy industry serving as a backbone of the area during the communist era. Wages in the county are above the Albanian average. More recently, a ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albania
Albania ( ; or ), officially the Republic of Albania (), is a country in Southeast Europe. It is located in the Balkans, on the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea, and shares land borders with Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, North Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south. With an area of , it has a varied range of climatic, geological, hydrological and morphological conditions. Albania's landscapes range from rugged snow-capped mountains in the Accursed Mountains, Albanian Alps and the Korab, Central Mountain Range, Albania#Skanderbeg Mountains, Skanderbeg, Pindus and Ceraunian Mountains, to fertile lowland plains extending from the Albanian Adriatic Sea Coast, Adriatic and Albanian Ionian Sea Coast, Ionian seacoasts. Tirana is the capital and largest city in the country, followed by Durrës, Vlorë, and Shkodër. Albania was inhabited by several List of Illyrian peoples and tribes, Illyrian tribes, among them the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margëlliç Castle
Margëlliç Castle () is a castle in the village of Margëlliç, Fier, Margëlliç near Patos, Albania, Patos, western Albania. It is a castle that dates from the 7th century AD and is found on top of a hill. The castle was part of the defence system of the ancient city of Byllis. The castle has also been the scene of a World War II battle between the Wehrmacht and National Liberation Movement (Albania), Albanian Partisans. Lefter Talo was killed in this battle defending Albania. History An ancient city existed on the pyramid-shaped hill, which provided a strategic location between the Myzeqe plain and the Gjanica valley. There were three construction periods. In the late Bronze and Iron Ages, the fortification consisted of a simple wall made of rubble stone and was around 2 m wide. In the second half of the 4th century BC, a lower castle of around 7 hectares was built with carved stone blocks. The large settlement was damaged by a fire in the 2nd century BC, which could be part o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
