Starja

Starje

Starje

Village in Korçë, Albania

Starje is a village in the Korçë County in southeastern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Kolonjë.[1] Originally the name was Plakas meaning old in Albanian.[citation needed] The village's population religiously belongs to the Bektashi order while there are also some Orthodox Christians.

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It is situated at the foot of the Gramos mountains, about 2 km northeast of Ersekë, and is within walking distance to Albanian-Greek border. The highest peak of Gramos mountain Çuka e Peçit 2,523 m (8,278 ft) is located not far from the village. The alpine Lake Gistova is located at an altitude of 2,375 m, on the Albanian-Greek border.
The village is located close to the Llazishta forest, which is known as a holy forest for the Bektashi faith believers of the region.
Osum, one of the largest rivers of Albania starts here. Osum flows into the Adriatic Sea.

Notable people

References

  1. [1]
    "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). pp. 6372–6373. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. [2]
    "The World Headquarters of the Bektashi Order – Tirana, Albania". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27.
  3. [3]
    "Haki Laho | New England Baptist Hospital". www.nebh.org. Archived from the original on 2015-06-30.
  4. [4]
    sq:Bashkia Ersekë
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