Libofshë
Libofshë | |
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![]() Libofshë village | |
Coordinates: 40°50′N 19°33′E / 40.833°N 19.550°E | |
Country | ![]() |
County | Fier |
Municipality | Fier |
Population (2011) | |
• Municipal unit | 6,149 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Libofshë 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 Fier.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 6,149.[2]
Culture[edit]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/The_Church_of_Saint_George_-_Libofsh%C3%AB.jpg/250px-The_Church_of_Saint_George_-_Libofsh%C3%AB.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/The_Orthodox_Church_of_Saint_George_-_Libofsh%C3%AB.png/250px-The_Orthodox_Church_of_Saint_George_-_Libofsh%C3%AB.png)
The village is home to about 15 churches[3], the oldest being the Orthodox Church of Saint George, built in 1776.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6370. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ 2011 census results Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Në fshatin me 15 kisha, aty ku vendasit i falin Zotit jetën e tokës dhe të parajsës". ABC News Albania. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ^ "The Church of Saint George, Libofshë (1776)". My Albania. Retrieved 2024-06-18.