Borovë or Borova is a village in the Korçë County, Albania.[1] At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Kolonjë.[2]
Borovë | |
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.svg)  Borovë | |
| Coordinates: 40°18′39″N 20°39′9″E / 40.31083°N 20.65250°E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Korçë |
| Municipality | Kolonjë |
| Municipal unit | Qendër Ersekë |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
During World War II forces of National Liberation Movement, led by Riza Kodheli fought against a German convoy, which was going to Greece. The Germans responded with the Massacre of Borovë, which occurred in the settlement on civilian population as a reprisal.[3]
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References edit
- ^ "Location of Borovë". Retrieved 2010-06-20.
- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). pp. 6372–6373. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ Mayer, Herman Frank (2008). Blutiges Edelweiß: die 1. Gebirgs-Division im Zweiten Weltkrieg (in German). Links Christoph Verlag. pp. 159–167. ISBN 978-3-86153-447-1.
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