Maqellara

Maqellara ( Albanian also Maqellarë , Macedonian Макелара Makelara or Маќелари Makjelari ) is a village in the municipality ( bashkia ) Dibra , which belongs to the Qark Dibra , in northeastern Albania .

Until the summer of 2015, Maqellara formed an independent municipality ( komuna ) with some surrounding villages .

geography

Area around Maqellara with the Maja e Velivarit (left) and the Maja e Kërçinës from the southwest

Maqellara is located in the historical region of Dibra , halfway between the city of Debar (alb. Dibra ) in North Macedonia and the Albanian city of Peshkopia . The border with North Macedonia is only a few kilometers away. Maqellara lies in the fertile valley of the Black Drin on a terrace on the east side of the river. The place is about 60 kilometers as the crow flies from the Albanian capital Tirana ; on the road, however, there is a distance of around 160 kilometers through the mountains.

To the east of the terrace rises steeply the Eastern Edge Mountains , the southern foothills of the Korab Mountains . The 2343 m above sea level. A. high mountain Kërçin towers above the village, which is about 600 meters above sea level. The Maja e Velivarit in the northeast is 2372 m above sea level. A. the highest mountain on the territory of the former municipality. The lowest point is in the Drin Gorge in the northwest at around 410 m above sea level. A.

In addition to the actual village, 21 other localities belonged to the municipality of Maqellara. Of these, the villages of Burim , Kllobçisht and Pocest are similar in size or even larger than Maqellara . Around 89 hectares of the municipal area of 87.3 square kilometers were forest and 2950 hectares were agricultural land.

population

The municipality of Maqellara had 10,662 inhabitants in 2011 (2011 census), according to its own information even 13,632 inhabitants (2014). Besides Albanians , the place is also populated by ethnic Macedonians . Exact figures on the ethnic distribution are not available. Widespread religions are Islam and Catholic Christianity .

history

Maqellara was first mentioned in 1467 in an Ottoman register . Accordingly, there were seven houses in the village at that time.

The Allajbeg Mosque in the village of Burim, which was built in the 16th century, and the Church of the Transfiguration in the village of Herbel, which dates from pre-Ottoman times, are among the national cultural monuments of Albania.

Economy and Infrastructure

The majority of the inhabitants are employed in agriculture. Many residents have emigrated to the capital Tirana or to the west as a result of unemployment and poverty.

The region is economically backward and there is a lack of investment in infrastructure. The Albanian national road SH 6 leads west of the village to Peshkopia. The not yet completed Rruga e Arbërit will in future connect Maqellara more closely to the nationwide road network. The capital Tirana will then be more directly connected to the North Macedonian capital Skopje . Maqellare is connected to the north Macedonian town of Debar, less than ten kilometers away, via the border crossing at Bllata .

literature

Malvina Tafçiu: Onomastika e komunës Maqellarë . Departementi i Gjuhës Shqipe, Faketi i Historisë dhe i Filologjisë, Universiteti i Tiranës, Tirana 2018 ( doktoratura.unitir.edu.al [PDF] doctoral thesis).

Web links

Strategic Plan of Maqellare Commune (PDF; 842 kB)

Individual evidence

↑ Postcodes in Albania. Posta Shqiptare , archived from the original on February 6, 2009 ; Retrieved April 7, 2012 (Albanian, page 5).
↑ ^a ^b ^c Plani strategjik i zhvillimit, Komuna Maqellarë. (PDF; 858 kB) qarkudiber.gov.al, accessed on April 7, 2012 (Albanian).
↑ Profili i komunave, Komuna Maqellarë. Association of municipalities of Albania, archived from the original on April 13, 2014 ; Retrieved April 7, 2012 (Albanian).
↑ ^a ^b Popullsia e Qarkut Diber January 2014. (XLSX) In: Këshilli i Qarkut Dibër. Retrieved April 8, 2012 (Albanian).
↑ Ines Nurja: Censusi i popullsisë dhe banesave / Population and Housing Census - Dibër 2011 . Results Kryesore / Main Results. Ed .: INSTAT . Pjesa / Part 1. Adel Print, Tirana 2013 ( instat.gov.al [PDF; accessed April 14, 2019]).
↑ Положбата на Македонците во Република Албанија. In: Македонското друштво "Илинден" - Тирана. September 10, 2011, Retrieved April 8, 2012 (Macedonian).

[1] Postcodes in Albania. Posta Shqiptare , archived from the original on February 6, 2009 ; Retrieved April 7, 2012 (Albanian, page 5).

[plani_strategjik-2] Plani strategjik i zhvillimit, Komuna Maqellarë. (PDF; 858 kB) qarkudiber.gov.al, accessed on April 7, 2012 (Albanian).

[3] Profili i komunave, Komuna Maqellarë. Association of municipalities of Albania, archived from the original on April 13, 2014 ; Retrieved April 7, 2012 (Albanian).

[einwohner-4] Popullsia e Qarkut Diber January 2014. (XLSX) In: Këshilli i Qarkut Dibër. Retrieved April 8, 2012 (Albanian).

[instatdi2011-5] Ines Nurja: Censusi i popullsisë dhe banesave / Population and Housing Census - Dibër 2011 . Results Kryesore / Main Results. Ed .: INSTAT . Pjesa / Part 1. Adel Print, Tirana 2013 ( instat.gov.al [PDF; accessed April 14, 2019]).

[6] Положбата на Македонците во Република Албанија. In: Македонското друштво "Илинден" - Тирана. September 10, 2011, Retrieved April 8, 2012 (Macedonian).