Margëlliç is a small community of the

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 ...

, southern

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. It is part of the municipality

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. The settlement is close to the Margëlliç Castle and the ancient city of

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History

In the 7th century the Margëlliç Castle was built by the Byzantines in the village. In

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a battle took place between Albanian Partisans and

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in the village.

Lefter Talo Lefter Talo (, 1913 – 29 March 1944) was an Albanian resistance leader, revolutionary, hero of World War II and a teacher. He was killed in battle fighting German forces in Margëlliç, Fier, Albania in 1944. Early life Lefter Talo was b ...

was killed in this battle, defending Albania. The village is ethnically inhabited by

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References

Populated places in Patos (municipality) Villages in Fier County {{Fier-geo-stub