Greshicë

Greshicë
Administrative unit
Greshicë
Coordinates: 40°33′N 19°47′E / 40.550°N 19.783°E / 40.550; 19.783Coordinates: 40°33′N 19°47′E / 40.550°N 19.783°E / 40.550; 19.783
Country  Albania
County Fier
Municipality Mallakastër
Population (2011)
  Administrative unit 1,152
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration MK

Greshicë is a village and a former municipality in the Fier County, southwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Mallakastër.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 1,152.[2]

History

In 1847 Albanian rebels under Rapo Hekali defeated Ottoman forces in Greshicë during the Albanian revolt of 1847.

References

  1. Law nr. 115/2014
  2. 2011 census results
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