Bogë ( sq-definite, Boga) is a village in northern Albania. It was 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 Malësi e Madhe () is a municipality in Shkodër County, in northwest ...

municipality, but following local government reform in 2015, it became part of the municipality

Malësi e Madhe Malësi e Madhe () is a municipality in Shkodër County, in northwestern 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 ...

. Bogë was a historical ''

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'' of

Kelmendi Kelmendi is a historical Albanian tribes, Albanian tribe (''fis'') and region in Malësia (Kelmend (municipality), Kelmend municipality) and eastern Montenegro (parts of Gusinje Municipality). It is located in the upper valley of the Cem (river), ...

tribe in the north headwaters of Prroni i thate, bounded to the north by lands that were inhabited by the

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 Karka ...

; to the south by land inhabited by the 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 the Preçaj and Kolaj neighborhoods.

Etymology

The etymology of ''Boga'' is debated. One hypothesis suggests 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 musk ...

'' ("god").

Culture

The village has a church (Kisha e Bogës), located on 920m above sea level.

Demographic history

In 1908, English anthropologist

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, she reported this in her 1909 book ''High Albania''.

Notable people

* (1903-1948), Jesuit pastor, folklorist, and ethnographer * (1887-1962), pastor, educator, and historian

References

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External links

* * * 2015 year {{DEFAULTSORT:Boge Shkrel Populated places in Malësi e Madhe Villages in Shkodër County