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Grabovë e Sipërme - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 40°47′43″N 20°24′31″E / 40.79528°N 20.40861°E

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Grabovë e Sipërme Greãva, Grabuva
Village
Grabova seen from Shkembi Kopacit
Grabovë e Sipërme
Coordinates: 40°47′43″N 20°24′31″E / 40.79528°N 20.40861°E / 40.79528; 20.40861
Country	Albania
County	Elbasan
Municipality	Gramsh
Municipal unit	Lenie
Elevation	1,250 m (4,100 ft)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Grabovë e Sipërme (also: Grabova; Aromanian: Greãva,^[1] Grabuva) is a village in Albania inhabited by Aromanians.^[2]^[3] The village is located in the former municipality of Lenie. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Gramsh.^[4]

History

Grabova was a medieval town created in the 10th century. Aromanians have left Grabova on several occasions, although the village has never been completely deserted. The first wave of depopulation took place in the 17th century, when Grabova shared the fate of Moscopole and during the inter-war period, starting with 1931, many of Grabovars emigrated to Elbasan and Lushnjë. In 1933, 15 families from the village emigrated to Romania; they initially settled in Southern Dobruja and then, in 1940, in the village of Nisipari, Constanța County, from where they moved to the larger nearby towns (Medgidia, Ovidiu, Constanta). Another important immigration began in 1950, when communist authorities used the craftsmen from Grabova to build the industrial units in Korçë, Pogradec, Gramsh, Elbasan, and Tirana.^[2]

In the 18th century the Grabovë Church was built in the village. Owing to its past the town has another 18th century church: the church of Saint Paraskeva (Aromanian: Stãvinere) built in 1718, and the school of Simon Baba.^[1]

Most common names in Grabova

Family names

Bardhi, Buzo, Cyco, Canuti, Nishku, Trushi, Thano, Verushi.^[2]

Male names

Theodhor (Dhori), Andoni, Kristo, Dhimo, Jani, Jorgji, Llambi, Dhionis, Pandeli, Piro, Spiro, Sotir (Sotiraqi), Themistokli, Thoma, Vangjeli, etc.^[2]

Female names

Dhimitra, Margarita, Maria, Naunka, Parashqevi, Thomaidha, Violeta (Violta)^[2]

Notable people originated from Grabova

Aromanians
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Etymology List of Aromanians
Geographical distribution Albania Bulgaria Greece North Macedonia Romania Serbia diaspora
Major settlements Moscopole Muzachia Metsovo Pindus Kruševo Gramos Grabova Farsala
Culture Cuisine Cultural organizations Folk dance Literature Music Traditional clothing
Language and identity Alphabet Anthem Flag National day Nationalism
Religion Eastern Orthodoxy Aromanian Orthodox Church
History Romanization Great Vlachia Aromanian question Ullah millet Samarina Republic Principality of the Pindus Recommendation 1333 (1997)
Related groups Romanians Moldovans Megleno-Romanians Istro-Romanians
v t e

Andrei Șaguna, Metropolitan bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Church^[2]
Cyril of Bulgaria, the first Patriarch of the restored Bulgarian Patriarchate^[5]
Lika Yanko, Bulgarian painter^[6]^[7]
Çetiri family of painters, icon painters active in central and southern Albania

References

^ ^a ^b Ewa Kocoj: Artifacts of the Past as Traces of Memory. The Aromanian Cultural Heritage in the Balkans, page 167, Res Historica 41, 2016
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Nistor Bardu, "Among the Aromanians in Grabova (Greava), Albania. Sociolinguistic Observations" Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, Among the Aromanians in Grabova (Greava), Albania, 2007
^ Schwandner-Sievers, Stephanie (March 1999). "The Albanian Aromanians' Awakening: Identity Politics and Conflicts in Post-Communist Albania". www.ecmi.de. European Centre for Minority Issues. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). pp. 6368–6369. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
^ Омарчевски, Александър (2017-09-28). "ЖИВОТ И ДЕЙНОСТ НА БЪЛГАРСКИЯ ПАТРИАРХ КИРИЛ (по повод 40-тата годишнина от неговата блажена кончина)" (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Orthodox Church. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
^ Farka, Kurt (24 February 2018). "Si e njoha artisten e madhe me origjinë shqiptare, Lika Janko". Shqiperia.com (in Albanian). Retrieved 2021-08-17.
^ Dimitrova, Svetlana (1 December 2020). "Lika Yanko's sacral world". bnr.bg. Retrieved 2021-08-17.

v t e Subdivisions of Gramsh municipality
Municipal seat: Gramsh
Administrative unit of Gramsh	Gramsh
Administrative unit of Kodovjat	Bërsnik i Poshtëm Bërsnik i Sipërm Bratilë Broshtan Bulçar Kishtë Kodovjat Kokel Mashan Posnovisht Shelcan Zamshe
Administrative unit of Kukur	Grazhdan Gribë Kalaj Kukur Mukaj Rashtan Rmath Snosëm Sojnik
Administrative unit of Kushovë	Bërsnik Bregas Dumberas Gjeraqinë Kerpicë Kushovë Sotirë Ulovë
Administrative unit of Lenie	Bicaj Grabovë e Poshtme Grabovë e Sipërme Kurate Lenie Valth
Administrative unit of Pishaj	Cerunjë Çekin Cingar i Sipërm Cingar i Poshtëm Drizë Fshat-Gramsh Galigat Gjergjovinë Gurrëz Koçaj Kotorr Liras Ostenth Pishaj Qerret Shëmrizë Strorë Tervol Trashovicë Vinë
Administrative unit of Poroçan	Gjerë Holtas Kabash Lleshan Poroçan
Administrative unit of Skënderbegas	Bletëz Ermenj Fushëz Harunas Kotkë Kullollas Lemnushë Nartë Sëmbërdhenj Siman Skënderbegas Vidhan Zenelas
Administrative unit of Sult	Dufshan Dushk Grekan Kodër Zgjupe Kukuçovë Kutërqar Mazrek Sult Zgjup Fushë
Administrative unit of Tunjë	Duzh Irmanj Jançe Mal Jançe Qëndër Katërlis Lubinjë Oban Plepas Prrenjas Saraselë Tunjë Tunjë e Re

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