Qendër Libohovë is a former municipality in the
Gjirokastër County
Gjirokastër County () is one of the 12 counties of Albania. The total population in 2023 was 60,013, in an area of 2884 km2. Its capital is the city Gjirokastër.
Administrative divisions
Until 2000, Gjirokastër County was subdivided into thre ...
, southern
Albania
Albania ( ; or ), officially the Republic of Albania (), is a country in Southeast Europe. It is located in the Balkans, on the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea, and shares land borders with Montenegro to ...
. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality
Libohovë.
The population at the 2011 census was 1,264.
[2011 census results]
The municipal unit consists of the villages
Labovë e Sipërme,
Labovë e Poshtme (together also referred to as
Labovë e Kryqit),
Suhë,
Stegopull, ,
Drino and
Nepravishtë. An important cultural, religious and historical monument in the municipality
St. Mary's Church, Labovë e Kryqit.The church seen today is essentially a creation of the 13th century at the time of the Despots of Epirus. However, an original foundation may go back to AD 527-565 during the reign of Emperor
Justinian
Justinian I (, ; 48214 November 565), also known as Justinian the Great, was Roman emperor from 527 to 565.
His reign was marked by the ambitious but only partly realized ''renovatio imperii'', or "restoration of the Empire". This ambition was ...
.
Notable people
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Behxhet Nepravishta
References
Former municipalities in Gjirokastër County
Administrative units of Libohovë
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