Starje
Starje | |
|---|---|
Community | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Korçë County |
| District | Kolonjë District |
| Municipality | Qendër Ersekë |
| Population | |
| • Total | 300 inhabitants |
| Demonym | Starjallinj |
| 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] Originally the name was Plakas meaning old in Albanian.[citation needed] 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(8.278 ft) is near the village.[citation needed] 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: Osum.
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 leader of Bektashi order Bektashism based in Haji Bektash, reelected when residence of Bektashi order moved to Tirana Albania in 1929.
References
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