Goricë e Madhë
Encyclopedia
Goricë e Madhe is a village in the Mala Prespa
, Albania
, District Pustec, Korçë District
.
tribe of the Dexaroi that was later a Macedon
ian fortress.
Mala Prespa and Golo Brdo
Prespa e Vogël and Golloborda , refers to a geographical area situated in southeastern Albania. This region consists of two areas: Prespa e Vogël and Golloborda...
, Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
, District Pustec, Korçë District
Korçë District
The District of Korçë , is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania. According estimates, as of January 1, 2010, 138,898 people lived in the Korce District...
.
History
Goricë is the location of a fortified town called Pellion of the Ancient GreekAncient Greek
Ancient Greek is the stage of the Greek language in the periods spanning the times c. 9th–6th centuries BC, , c. 5th–4th centuries BC , and the c. 3rd century BC – 6th century AD of ancient Greece and the ancient world; being predated in the 2nd millennium BC by Mycenaean Greek...
tribe of the Dexaroi that was later a Macedon
Macedon
Macedonia or Macedon was an ancient kingdom, centered in the northeastern part of the Greek peninsula, bordered by Epirus to the west, Paeonia to the north, the region of Thrace to the east and Thessaly to the south....
ian fortress.
Demographics
| Year | Population |
| 1900 | 285 |
| 1926 | 511 (with Goricë e Vogël Goricë e Vogël Goricë e Vogël is a village in the Mala Prespa, Albania, District Pustec, Korçë District.... ) |
| 1945 | 201 |
| 1960 | 329 |
| 1969 | 369 |
| 1979 | 406 |
| 1989 | 489 |
| 2000 | 515http://www.rec.org.mk/Proekti/Prespa/ecotourismmk.pdf |