Vërnicë
| Vërnicë Врница / Врбница | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Vërnicë | |
| Coordinates: 41°25′24″N 20°31′38″E / 41.42333°N 20.52722°ECoordinates: 41°25′24″N 20°31′38″E / 41.42333°N 20.52722°E | |
| Country |
 Albania |
| County | Dibër |
| Municipality | Bulqizë |
| Administrative unit | Trebisht |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 548 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Vërnicë (Macedonian: Врница or Врбница) is a village in the former Trebisht Municipality in Dibër County in northeastern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Bulqizë.[1] It is situated with in the Golo Brdo region, near the border with the Republic of Macedonia.
History
A demographic survey of the population of the village, done in 1873, recorded the village has having 30 households with 97 male Christian residents.[2]
During the Balkan Wars, two men from the village joined the Macedonian-Adrianopolitan Volunteer Corps.[3]
Elez Koçi was killed in the village in 1916 by Bulgarian forces.[4]
Demographics
According to a 2007 estimate, Vërnicë's population was 548.[5]
Macedonian is spoken in the village.[6] Instruction in Macedonian was permitted twice in Vërnicë since becoming part of Albania, once during World War I and again during the late 1940s.[7]
References
- ↑ Law nr. 115/2014
- ↑ „Македония и Одринско. Статистика на населението от 1873 г.“ Македонски научен институт, София, 1995, стр.172-173.
- ↑ „Македоно-одринското опълчение 1912-1913 г. Личен състав“, Главно управление на архивите, 2006, стр.589.
- ↑ Sinani, Rakip: Dibra dhe dibranët në faqen e historisë ISBN 99943-625-8-5
- ↑ "Strategic Development Plan of Trebisht Commune" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ↑ Vidoeski, Božidar. Dijalektite na makedonskiot jazik I. Skopje: MANU. 1998.
- ↑ "Вистината за Македонското Училиште во Врница, Голо Брдо" (in Macedonian). Makedonium. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
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