Pirg is a village and a former municipality in the Korçë County, southeastern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Maliq.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 7,652.[2] The municipal unit consists of the villages Pirg, Gurishtë, Zvirinë, Leminot, Qershizë, Kakaç, Shqitas, Veliternë, Sovjan, Novoselë and Bubuq.[3] The etymology of this village comes from a southern Slavic language, meaning “Tower” in English. This means this village must’ve had an important tower, to be named as it.
Pirg | |
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 Leminot reservoir lake in Pirg | |
.svg)  Pirg | |
| Coordinates: 40°47′N 20°42′E / 40.783°N 20.700°E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Korçë |
| Municipality | Maliq |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Municipal unit | 7,652 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal Code | 7016 |
| Area Code | (0)865 |
References
edit- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). pp. 6372–6373. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ 2011 census results Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Greece – Albania Neighbourhood Programme Archived 2012-03-27 at the Wayback Machine
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