Zvezdë

Zvezda/Zvezdë is a village in the municipality of Pojan, a subdivision of the municipality of Maliq, in the Korçë county of Albania. Located in south-east Albania, it is within close range of Lake Prespa, which is shared between Albania, North Macedonia and Greece.

Etymology

The name of the village comes from the Slavic word for star, which is derived from Proto-Slavic *gvězda, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gwaizdāˀ / *źwaizdāˀ (*gwaiźdāˀ / *źwaiźdāˀ?), from Proto-Indo-European.[1] This place name would’ve been given in-between the years 600-1370 as that's when the slavs migrated into / ruled Albania, or it could’ve been named by Bulgarians as a small minority live nearby the region.

History

The name of the Village being of Slavic origin shows that Slavs may have founded the village or at-least given its name, when this happened however is unclear. Possibly from Bulgarians as they live nearby this region as a minority or from one of the times the Slavs ruled/migrated into Albania from the years 600–1370. For example, the Slavic migrations to the Balkans, the Bulgarian Empires or the Serbian Empire.

Zvezda Castle is a cultural heritage monument in Zvezda. This monument was approved with the number "1886" on 10.06.1973, showing it was built in 1886.[2] There is a Mosque built in Zvezda, originally from the Ottoman era but refurbished since.

Demographics

The population is mostly Albanian by ethnicity; they speak the southern Tosk dialect of the Albanian language. The Mosque in Zvezda shows that the population has Muslim inhabitants.

References
  1. Rick Derksen (2007). Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon.
  2. "RRETHI I KORÇËS" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-27. Retrieved 2023-07-06 – via web.archive.org.

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