Starje
Starje | |
|---|---|
Community | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Korçë County |
| District | Kolonjë District |
| Municipality | Qendër Ersekë |
| Population | |
| • Total | 300 inhabitants |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car Plates | ER |
Starje is a village in the Kolonjë District in southeastern Albania.[1] They translated the name Plakas in their language which means Starje and changed it.This name remains in use until our days. It is situated at the foot of the Gramos mountains, about 2 km northeast of Ersekë, and is within walking distance to Albanian-Greek border. The highest peak of Gramos mountain Çuka e Peçit 2,523m(8.278ft) is near the village. An important forest close to the village is the Llazishta forest, which is known for as a holy forest for the Bektashi faith believers.Here begins one of the largest rivers of Albania that flows into the Adriatic Sea:Osumi.
Close to the village at the peak 2.375m high of Gramos can be found the Alpin Lake of Gramos, which is on the Albanian side of the mountain.
Notable people
- Xhafer Ypi, former Prime Minister of Albania
- Petrit Dume, member of the Politburo of the Party of Labour of Albania
- Hasan Zyko Kamberi, one of the most famous Albanian poets of eighteenth century.
- Shahin Kolonja, publisher of the Drita magazine in Bucarest, and member of the commission for the albanian alphabet in the Congress of Monastir which decided the Albanian alphabet in 1908.
- Sali Njazi Dede,born in 1876 in Starje head of Bektashi order Bektashism based in Haji Bektash ,reelected when residence of Bektashi order moved to Tirana Albania in 1925.
References
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