Gjoricë
Encyclopedia
Gjoricë is a municipality in the Bulqizë District
, Dibër County
, eastern Albania
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Bulqizë District
The District of Bulqizë is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania, part of Dibër County. It has a population of 28,374, and an area of 469 km². It is in the east of the country, and its capital is Bulqizë....
, Dibër County
Dibër County
The County of Dibër is one of the 12 counties of Albania. It consists of the districts Bulqizë, Dibër, and Mat and its capital is Peshkopi.Dibër is known for its resistance against the Turks. Historical Dibër included parts of Albania and Macedonia...
, eastern 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...
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Notable people
- Vladan GjuricaVladan GjuricaVladan Gjurica was an Albanian noble, 15th century chief quartermaster for the League of Lezhe army, and one of the main advisors of Skanderbeg. He is thought to be from the Gjoricë village, now in modern Bulqizë District....
, one of the principal advisors of SkanderbegSkanderbegGeorge Kastrioti Skanderbeg or Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu , widely known as Skanderbeg , was a 15th-century Albanian lord. He was appointed as the governor of the Sanjak of Dibra by the Ottomans in 1440...
and chief army quartermaster