Grabovë e Sipërme

Grabovë e Sipërme Greãva
Village
Grabova seen from Valamara
Grabovë e Sipërme
Coordinates: 40°47′43″N 20°24′31″E / 40.79528°N 20.40861°E / 40.79528; 20.40861Coordinates: 40°47′43″N 20°24′31″E / 40.79528°N 20.40861°E / 40.79528; 20.40861
Country	Albania
County	Elbasan
Municipality	Gramsh
Administrative Unit	Lenie
Elevation	1,250 m (4,100 ft)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Grabovë e Sipërme (also: Grabova; Aromanian: Greãva) is a village in Albania inhabited by Aromanians. The village is located in the former municipality of Lenie. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Gramsh.^[1]

History

Grabova was a medieval town created in the 10th century. Aromanians have left Grabova on several occasions, although the village has never been completely deserted.The first wave of depopulation took place in the 17th century, when Grabova shared the fate of Moscopolis and during the inter-war period, starting with 1931, many of Grabovars emigrated to Elbasan and Lushnjë. In 1933, 15 families from the village emigrated to Romania; they initially settled in the Quadrilater and then, in 1940, in the village of Nisipari, Constanța County, from where they moved to the larger nearby towns (Medgidia, Ovidiu, Constanța ) Another important immigration began in 1950, when communist authorities used the craftsmen from Grabova to build the industrial units in Korçë, Pogradec, Gramsh, Elbasan, and Tirana. ^[2]

Most common names of Grabovars

Family names: Bardhi, Buzo, Cyco, Nishku, Trushi, Thano, Verushi, Paco.

Male names: Andon, Kristo, Dhimo, Theodhor, Jani, Jorgji, Llambi, Dhionis, Pandeli, Piro, Spiro, Sotir (Sotiraq), Themistokli, Thoma, Vangjel

Female names: Dhimitra, Margarita, Maria, Naunka, Parashqevi, Thomaidha

Notable people originated from Grabova

Aromanians
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Moscopole Muzachia Metsovo Pindus Kruševo Gramos Grabova Farsala
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Andrei Șaguna, Metropolitan bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Church
Lika Janko, Bulgarian painter
Çetiri family of painters, icon painters active in central and southern Albania

References

↑ Law nr. 115/2014
↑ Nistor Bardu, "Among the Aromanians in Grabova (Greava), Albania. Sociolinguistic Observations", Among the Aromanians in Grabova (Greava), Albania, 2007

Subdivisions of Gramsh Municipality

Municipal Seat: Gramsh

Administrative Unit of Gramsh	Gramsh

Administrative Unit of Kodovjat	Bërsnik i Poshtëm Bërsnik Sipërm Bratilë Broshtan Bulçar Kishtë Kodovjat Kokel Mashan Posnovisht Shelcan Zamshe

Administrative Unit of Kukur	Grazhdan Gribë Kalaj Kukur Mukaj Rashtan Rmath Snosëm Sojnik

Administrative Unit of Kushovë	Bërsnik Bregas Dumberas Gjeraqinë Kerpicë Kushovë Sotirë Ulovë

Administrative Unit of Lenie	Bicaj Grabovë e Poshtme Grabovë e Sipërme Kurate Lenie Valth

Administrative Unit of Pishaj	Cerunjë Çekin Cingar i Sipërm Cingar i Poshtëm Drizë Fshat-Gramsh Galigat Gjergjovinë Gurrëz Koçaj Kotorr Liras Ostenth Pishaj Qerret Shëmrizë Strorë Tervol Trashovicë Vinë

Administrative Unit of Poroçan	Gjerë Holtas Kabash Lleshan Poroçan

Administrative Unit of Skënderbegas	Bletëz Ermenj Fushëz Harunas Kotkë Kullollas Lemnushë Nartë Sëmbërdhenj Siman Skënderbegas Vidhan Zenelas

Administrative Unit of Sult	Dufshan Dushk Grekan Kodër Zgjupe Kukuçovë Kutërqar Mazrek Sult Zgjup Fushë

Administrative Unit of Tunjë	Duzh Irmanj Jançe Mal Jançe Qëndër Katërlis Lubinjë Oban Plepas Prrenjas Saraselë Tunjë Tunjë e Re

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