Hoçisht

Hoçisht
Municipality
Hoçisht
Coordinates: 40°36′N 20°55′E / 40.600°N 20.917°ECoordinates: 40°36′N 20°55′E / 40.600°N 20.917°E
Country  Albania
County Korçë
Population (2011)
 • Total 4,461
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Car plates DV

Hoçisht is a municipality in the Devoll District, Korçë County, southeastern Albania.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 4,461.[2] The municipality consists of the villages Hoçisht, Grace, Baban, Stropan, Eçmenik, Përparimaj, Grapsh, Çipan, Borsh, Bradvicë.[3]

A Greek school was operating in the village of Hoçisht from the middle of the 19th century, until incorporation to the Albanian state, while the local Orthodox community had established a trust fund (called Lasso) for the well being of the locals.[4] In the early 20th century the town of Hoçisht hosted additional Greek educational institutions, including primary and secondary schools for boys and girls, as well as a kindergarten.[5]

In 1905, during the Struggle for Macedonia, Greek revolutionary, Nikolaos Dailakis, had his hideout near the town.[6]

During the Socialist People's Republic of Albania the local church property was confiscated by the state. Today, from the 10 Christian churches in 1967 only 5 survive: Saint Nicholas, Saints Kosmas and Damian, Saint Constantine, Saint John and Saint Kyriake.[4]

At present, a Greek language institution is functioning in the town, as part of a joint Greek-Albanian initiative.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Albanian government budget legislation
  2. ↑ 2011 census results
  3. ↑ Greece – Albania Neighbourhood Programme
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Καρακίτσιος, Ελευθέριος (2003–2004). "Παλαίτυπα εκ Χοτσίτσης (Hocisht) Κορυτσάς της Βιβλιοθήκης Σωτηρίου Θ. Μπόρτση ή Κράλη". Makedonika 34.
  5. ↑ Athina, Koltsida. "Η Εκπαίδευση στη Βόρεια Ήπειρο κατά την Ύστερη Περίοδο της Οθωμανικής Αυτοκρατορίας [Education in Northern Epirus during the late Ottoman Empire]". Phd dissertation. University of Thessaloniki. p. 143. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  6. ↑ Douglas, Dakin (1993). The Greek struggle in Macedonia, 1897-1913. Balkan Studies Research Center. pp. 133, 254, 255.
  7. ↑ Poverty in Albania : a qualitative assessment. Washington, DC: World Bank. 2002. p. 32. ISBN 9780821351093. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)