Drenovë is a municipality in the 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...

, Korçë County

Korçë County

The County of Korçë is one of the 12 counties of Albania, located in the eastern part of the country. It is the largest county of Albania and consists of the districts Devoll, Kolonjë, Korçë and Pogradec and its capital is Korçë....

, southeastern 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...

. The municipality consists of the villages Drenovë, Mborje

Mborje

Mborje is a settlement in the Korçë District, southeastern Albania. It is a southeastern suburb of Korçë.It is said that thousands of years ago, when the field of Korce was covered by water, , Mborje was the center of the civilization...

, Boboshticë, Moravë, Qatrom, Ravonik, Turan and Dardhë

Dardhë

Dardhë is a community in the municipality of Drenovë in the Korçë District, Korçë County, Albania.A Greek school was operating in the village from 1810.-Notable people:*Sotir Peçi, mathematician, former Minister of Education and publisher....

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History

Historically, Drenovo has been populated by Macedonians, who traditionally have spoken the Korča dialect of Macedonian

Macedonian language

Macedonian is a South Slavic language spoken as a first language by approximately 2–3 million people principally in the region of Macedonia but also in the Macedonian diaspora...

. In 1897 it was recorded that the population of Drenovo consisted of 479 Orthodox Macedonians.

Demographics

Today the population of Drenove consists of Albanians, Albanised Macedonians and a few remaining persons who speak the Macedonian language.

Notable people

• Victor Eftimiu
  Victor Eftimiu
  Victor Eftimiu was an Albanian-Romanian poet, playwright, and a contributor to Sburătorul, a Romanian literary magazine. His works have been performed in the State Jewish Theater of Romania....
  
   (1889—1972), Albanian-Romanian dramaturg from Boboshticë.
• Aleksander Stavre Drenova
  Aleksander Stavre Drenova
  Aleksandër Stavre Drenova, best known under his pen name Asdreni , was one of the most well-known Albanian poets. One of his most recognizable poems is the Albanian National Anthem, Hymni i Flamurit.-Biography:...
  
   (Asdreni) (1872–1947), Albanian poet.