Cerkovinë
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Cerkovinë is a village in Albania
, part of the Novoselë
municipality, in the District of Vlorë.
It is located 12 km away from Vlorë city (north direction) and 8 km away from the Adriatic seashore. It is a settlement since the 7th century AD (or even older).
Cerkovinë in Bulgarian language
means "Place of Churches". So the village's name obviously comes from the Bulgarian invasion during the expansion of the First Bulgarian Empire
in the 10th century. There is a place named "The Church" but there is no church at all, nor ruins.
Cerkovinë's territory is mainly composed of hills full of hundreds of years old olive trees and vineyards. The major products of Cerkovinë are grapes and olives.
The hills in front of the sea and a typical Mediterranean climate make Cerkovinë a perfect place for vineyards and olives. In Cerkovinë there is the only salt factory in Albania which has occupied a huge field from the Cerkovinë's territory between the village and the seashore.
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...
, part of the Novoselë
Novoselë
Novoselë is a municipality in the Vlorë District, Vlorë County, southwestern Albania.-Villages:The municipality consists of the villages Novoselë, Aliban, Bishan, Mifol, Poro, Dëllënjë, Delisuf, Trevllazër, Cerkovinë, Skrofotinë, Fitore and Akërni....
municipality, in the District of Vlorë.
It is located 12 km away from Vlorë city (north direction) and 8 km away from the Adriatic seashore. It is a settlement since the 7th century AD (or even older).
Cerkovinë in Bulgarian language
Bulgarian language
Bulgarian is an Indo-European language, a member of the Slavic linguistic group.Bulgarian, along with the closely related Macedonian language, demonstrates several linguistic characteristics that set it apart from all other Slavic languages such as the elimination of case declension, the...
means "Place of Churches". So the village's name obviously comes from the Bulgarian invasion during the expansion of the First Bulgarian Empire
First Bulgarian Empire
The First Bulgarian Empire was a medieval Bulgarian state founded in the north-eastern Balkans in c. 680 by the Bulgars, uniting with seven South Slavic tribes...
in the 10th century. There is a place named "The Church" but there is no church at all, nor ruins.
Cerkovinë's territory is mainly composed of hills full of hundreds of years old olive trees and vineyards. The major products of Cerkovinë are grapes and olives.
The hills in front of the sea and a typical Mediterranean climate make Cerkovinë a perfect place for vineyards and olives. In Cerkovinë there is the only salt factory in Albania which has occupied a huge field from the Cerkovinë's territory between the village and the seashore.