Labovë e Madhe

Labovë e Madhe
Community
Labovë e Madhe
Coordinates: 40°12′25″N 20°8′10″E / 40.20694°N 20.13611°ECoordinates: 40°12′25″N 20°8′10″E / 40.20694°N 20.13611°E
Country  Albania
County Gjirokastër County
District Gjirokastër District
Municipality Odrie
Time zone Central European Time (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Car Plates GJ

Labovë, alternatively Labova e Madhe[1] (Great Labova; Greek: Μέγα Λάμποβο) or Labova e Zhapës (Zappas' Labova), is a village in the Odrie municipality, Gjirokastër District, Southern Albania. It is situated roughly 650m above the sea level

The population of the village used to be predominantly Greek speaking at the time of Zappa's birth.[2] It was home of the Greek entrepreneurs and national benefactors Evangelis Zappas and his cousin, Konstantinos Zappas. Because of their family name the town is alternatively called "Labovë e Zhapës" although officially it is still called Labovë. The Zappas sponsored the foundation of educational facilities known as Zappeian School (Ζάππεια Διδασκαλεία). In 1875-1876 this consisted of: a primary and a high school as well as a female, a weaving school for girls and a library containing 400 volumes from Greek and Latin authors.[3]

Labova e Madhe is not to be confused by the nearby town Labova e Kryqit, in Libohovë municipality.

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AL/45/Labova_e_Madhe.html
  2. ↑ Gerlach, Larry R. (2004). The Winter Olympics: From Chamonix to Salt Lake. University of Utah Press. p. 25. ISBN 0-87480-778-6. After a humble beginning in a Greek village in Albania, Zappas had become one of the richest men in eastern Europe.
  3. ↑ Sakellariou M. V.. Epirus, 4000 years of Greek history and civilization. Ekdotikē Athēnōn, 1997. ISBN 978-960-213-371-2, p. 308.