Kuç, Vlorë
Village in Vlorë, Albania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Village in Vlorë, Albania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kuç is a settlement in the Vlorë County, southwestern Albania.[1] At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Himarë.[2]
Kuç | |
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Coordinates: 40°10′28″N 19°50′21″E | |
Country | Albania |
County | Vlorë |
Municipality | Himarë |
Municipal unit | Horë-Vranisht |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Kuç is fully inhabited by Albanians who speak the Albanian dialect of Labërishte.[3]
In 1847 Kuç took part in a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire. Kuç and its neighboring villages, which are Albanian-speaking and nationalistic in sentiment, were burned by Greek soldiers during the Balkan War in 1912 and were at feud with the Greek speaking pocket of Himarë.[3]
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