Voskopoja
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Voskopojë Moscopole / Moschopolis |
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 Voskopojë
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| Coordinates: 40°38′0″N 20°35′25″E / 40.63333°N 20.59028°ECoordinates: 40°38′0″N 20°35′25″E / 40.63333°N 20.59028°E | |
| Country |
 Albania
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| County | Korçë |
| Municipality | Korçë |
| Government | |
| • Administrator | Ylli Musaka |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Administrative Unit | 1,058 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal Code | 7029 |
| Area Code | (0)864 |
| Website | https://web.archive.org/web/20130529022207/http://www.voskopoja.al/ |
Moscopole (Albanian: Voskopojë; Aromanian: Moscopole, Moscopolea; Greek: Μοσχόπολις; Turkish: İskopol/Oskopol) is a small village in Korçë County, southeastern Albania; it was the cultural and commercial center of the Aromanians in the 18th century. At its peak, in the mid 18th century, it hosted the first printing press in the Ottoman Balkans outside Istanbul, educational institutions and numerous churches and became a leading center of Greek culture.
Historians have attributed the decline of the city to anarchy, poverty, and feuds caused by a series of raids by Muslim Albanian bandits. Moscopole was initially attacked and almost destroyed by those groups in 1769 following the participation of the residents in the preparations for a Greek revolt supported by the Russian Empire. Its destruction culminated with the abandoning and destruction of 1788. Moscopole, once a prosperous city, was reduced to a small village by Ali Pasha. According to another opinion, the city's decline was mainly due to the relocation of the trade routes in central and eastern Europe following these raids. Today Moscopole, known as Voskopojë, is a small mountain village, and along with a few other local settlements is considered a holy place by local Orthodox Christians. It was one of the original homelands of the Aromanian diaspora.
Modern Voskopojë is located 21 km from Korçë, in the mountains of southeastern Albania, at an altitude of 1160 meters, and is a subdivision of Korçë municipality; its population in 2011 was 1,058. The municipality of Voskopojë consists of the villages of Voskopojë, Shipskë, Krushovë, Gjonomadh and Lavdar. In 2005, the municipality had a population of 2,218, whereas the settlement itself has a population of around 500.
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