Kërçisht i Sipërm
| Kërçisht i Sipërm Горно Крчиште | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Kërçisht i Sipërm | |
| Coordinates: 41°35′57″N 20°31′02″E / 41.59917°N 20.51722°ECoordinates: 41°35′57″N 20°31′02″E / 41.59917°N 20.51722°E | |
| Country |
 Albania |
| County | Dibër County |
| District | Dibër District |
| Municipality | Maqellarë |
| Time zone | Central European Time (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Car Plates | DI |
Kërçisht i Sipërm (Macedonian: Горно Крчиште, Gorno Krčište) is a village in the Maqellarë Municipality of the Dibër District, within Dibër County in northeastern Albania. It is located near the Macedonian border, on the mountain Dešat.
History
Of all of the local villages during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, while still under the Ottoman Empire, only Herebel and Kërçishti i Epërm were populated entirely by Bulgarian Exarchists, while the rest were populated by Muslims.[1]
Nearly 40 members of the Macedonian-Adrianopolitan Volunteer Corps were natives of the village and Kërçishti i Poshtëm.[2]
Demographics
The village today is populated by ethnic Macedonians[3] and Macedonian is spoken in the village.[4]
Culture
The village is home to the Church of the Holy Saviour. Established in 1232, it is a Cultural Monument of Albania.
It also contains churches dedicated to St Demetrius, St Nicholas, St Parascheva, and St Blajse.[5]
References
- ↑ Glasnik na Institutot za nacionalna istorija (in Macedonian) 42. Institut. 1998. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
- ↑ „Македоно-одринското опълчение 1912-1913 г. Личен състав“, Главно управление на архивите, 2006
- ↑ http://mn.mk/iselenici-region/1802-Vo--Albanija-ima-vkupno-46-sela-so-cisto-etnicko--Makedonsko-naselenie
- ↑ Vidoeski, Božidar. Dijalektite na makedonskiot jazik I. Skopje: MANU. 1998.
- ↑ "Истражувач од Москва во Посета во Горно Крчишта и Ербеле" (in Macedonian). Ilinden. August 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
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