Bogë, Albania
Bogë | |
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 View of the village | |
.svg)  Bogë | |
| Coordinates: 42°23′53″N 19°38′44″E / 42.39806°N 19.64556°ECoordinates: 42°23′53″N 19°38′44″E / 42.39806°N 19.64556°E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Shkodër |
| Municipality | Malësi e Madhe |
| Municipal unit | Shkrel |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Bogë (definite Albanian form: Boga) is a village in the former Shkrel municipality, northern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Malësi e Madhe.[1] It was a historical bajrak of Kelmendi tribe in the north headwaters of Prroni i thate, bounded to the north by Shala; south by Ducaj.[2] The village was attached to Shkrel despite originally being part of Kelmendi. The village consisted of 75 families in 1908 according to Edith Durham, all of which were Catholics. The village is divided in two sections, consisting of Preçaj and Kolaj neighborhoods.
Etymology
The etymology of Boga is debated. One theory maintains that it is derived from Albanian bokë, meaning "barren/rocky farmland" or "mountain side". Another view argues that it may be a derivative of Slavic bog ("god").[3]
Culture
The village has a church (Kisha e Bogës), located on 920m above sea level.[4]
Demographic history
In 1908, Edith Durham registered 75 families in Boga, all of which were Catholics.[5]
People
- Aleksander Sirdani (1903-1948), pastor of the bajrak of Bogë and historian
- Marin Sirdani (1887-1962), pastor of the bajrak of Bogë and historian. The local school is holds his name as he was the first to give lessons in the village.
- Dr. Marash Rakaj, a faculty member of the University of Shkodra, "Luigj Gurakuqi" Shkodër.
References
- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). pp. 6374–6375. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ Myres, Winterbotham, Longland 1945, p. 156
- ^ Ylli, Xhelal (2000). Das slavische Lehngut im Albanischen. Teil 2: Ortsnamen. Bern: Peter Lang International Academic Publishers. p. 93.
- ^ Nopcsa 1910
- ^ "Chapter IV".
- Owen Pearson; Centre for Albanian Studies (London, England) (2006). Albania as Dictatorship and Democracy: From Isolation to the Kosovo War, 1946-1998. Centre for Albanian Studies. p. 156. ISBN 978-1-84511-105-2.
BOGA (Boge): a bajrak of Kelmendi
- Sir John Linton Myres; Harold St. John Loyd Winterbotham; F. Longland (1945). Albania. Naval Intelligence Division.
- Ferencz Nopcsa (báró) (1910). Aus Šala und Klementi: Albanische Wanderungen. D. A. Kajon. ISBN 9785881359898.
External links
- "Location of Bogë". Retrieved 30 August 2010.
- "Komuna Shkrel (Official site)" (in Albanian). Archived from the original on 2012-01-22. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
- "Photos of Bogë". 2015 year
Subdivisions of Malësi e Madhe Municipality | ||
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Municipal Seat: Koplik | ||
| Administrative Unit of Gruemirë |  | |
| Administrative Unit of Kastrat | ||
| Administrative Unit of Kelmend | ||
| Administrative Unit of Koplik | ||
| Administrative Unit of Qendër | ||
| Administrative Unit of Shkrel | ||
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