Lukovë

Lukovë
Administrative Unit
Lukova village
Lukovë
Coordinates: 39°59′N 19°55′E / 39.983°N 19.917°E / 39.983; 19.917Coordinates: 39°59′N 19°55′E / 39.983°N 19.917°E / 39.983; 19.917
Country	Albania
County	Vlorë
Municipality	Himarë
Population (2011)
• Administrative Unit	2,916
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration	SR

Lukovë (Greek: Λούκοβο, Loukovo) is a village and a former municipality in the Vlorë County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Himarë.^[1] The population at the 2011 census was 2,916.^[2] The municipal unit consists of the villages Lukovë, Borsh, Fterrë, Çorraj, Piqeras, Sasaj, Qazim Pali, Shën Vasil (Shënvasi) and Nivicë.^[3]

Notable people

• Nafiz Bezhani, jurist, politician and writer.
• Dimitrios Doulis (1865–1928), minister of military affairs of the Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus, from Nivice.
• Muzafer Korkuti, archaeologist and Vice President of the Academy of Sciences of Albania
• Vasil Laçi (1922–1941), Albanian patriot who attempted to kill in 1941 Victor Emmanuel III, then King of Italy and Shefqet Bej Vërlaci, then Prime Minister of Albania
• Jakup Mato, head of Centre of Art Studies of the Academy of Sciences of Albania.
• Niphon Kausokalybites, monk and saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lukova.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Lukove.

• Kakome Beaches