Borsh

Borsh
Borshi
Borsh Castle
Borsh Castle
Borsh is located in Albania
Borsh
Borsh
Coordinates: 40°3′45″N 19°51′24″E / 40.06250°N 19.85667°E / 40.06250; 19.85667
Country Albania
CountyVlorë
MunicipalityHimarë
Municipal unitLukovë
Elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 • Total2,500
DemonymBorshiot/e
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Borsh (Albanian pronunciation: [ˈbɔɾʃ]; Albanian definite form: Borshi, [ˈbɔɾʃi]) is a maritime village, in the Albanian Riviera, in the former Lukovë municipality, Vlorë County, Albania.[1] At the 2015 local government reform, it became part of the Himarë municipality.[2] The village is inhabited by ethnic Albanians,[3] many of whom have traditionally been Bektashi. In Borsh, the Lab dialect of Albanian is spoken.

Borsh borders with Fterra, Qeparo, Piqeras, Kuç, Çorraj, Kalasa, Zhulat, Tatzat, and has a population of 2,500 registered inhabitants.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Location of Borsh". Retrieved 2010-06-20.
  2. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6376. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  3. ^ Kallivretakis, Leonidas (1995). "Η ελληνική κοινότητα της Αλβανίας υπό το πρίσμα της ιστορικής γεωγραφίας και δημογραφίας [The Greek Community of Albania in terms of historical geography and demography." In Nikolakopoulos, Ilias, Kouloubis Theodoros A. & Thanos M. Veremis (eds). Ο Ελληνισμός της Αλβανίας [The Greeks of Albania]. University of Athens. p. 51. " AM Αλβανοί Μουσουλμάνοι”; p.53. “BORSH ΜΠΟΡΣΙ 1243 AM"