Grabova

Grabova Greãva (Aromanian), Grabovë e Sipërme (Albanian) The Upper Grabova, Grabova A, Grabova-Krishte
Village
Grabova
Coordinates: 40°47′43″N 20°24′31″E / 40.79528°N 20.40861°E / 40.79528; 20.40861
Country	Albania
County	Elbasan
District	Gramsh
Municipality	Lenie
Elevation	4,100 ft (1,250 m)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Grabova or The Upper Grabova (Albanian:Grabovë e Sipërme; Aromanian: Greãva) is a village in Albania inhabited by Aromanians. The village is located in municipality of Lenie.

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 Moscopolis 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 the Quadrilater and then, in 1940, in the village of Nisipari, Constanța County, from where they moved to the larger nearby towns (Medgidia, Ovidiu, Constanța ) 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. ^[1]

Notable people originated from Grabova

• Andrei Șaguna, Metropolitan bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Church
• Lika Janko, Bulgarian painter
• Çetiri family of painters, icon painters active in central and southern Albania

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