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Greshicë Latitude and Longitude:

40°33′N 19°47′E / 40.550°N 19.783°E / 40.550; 19.783
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Greshicë
Greshicë is located in Albania
Greshicë
Greshicë
Coordinates: 40°33′N 19°47′E / 40.550°N 19.783°E / 40.550; 19.783
Country  Albania
County Fier
Municipality Mallakastër
Population
 (2011)
 • Municipal unit
1,152
Time zone UTC+1 ( CET)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC+2 ( CEST)

Greshicë is a village and a former municipality in the Fier County, southwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform, it became a subdivision of the municipality Mallakastër. [1] The population as recorded in the 2011 census was 1,152. [2]

History

In 1847, Albanian rebels under Rrapo Hekali defeated Ottoman forces in Greshicë during the Albanian revolt of 1847 executing Isuf Bey Vrioni and his brother. [3]

References

  1. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6370. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. ^ "2011 census results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
  3. ^ The history of Albania: a brief history Author Kristo Frashëri Publisher s.n., 1964 p.122-123