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86-551: Orestia may refer to: Orestis (region) , an ancient region of Epirotic Macedonia The old name for Edirne , a city in Turkey The Oresteia , a trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus Oresteia (opera) , a Russian-language opera by Sergei Taneyev Orestia (beetle) , a genus of flea beetles Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

172-523: A calendar of events was introduced, building façades painted, and city parks reinvigorated. The European Union is financing the renovation of the Korça Old Bazaar while the city centre was redesigned, and a watch tower constructed. Korçë lies mostly between latitudes 40° and 36° N and longitudes 20° and 46° E . The municipality of Korçë is encompassed in the County of Korçë within

258-452: A census, which counted 15,453 inhabitants in the city, of which 11,453 were designated as "Greeks" and the rest 4,000 as "Albanians", however, the census did not inquire about ethnicity, but rather instead explicitly had all Christians renamed "Greeks" and all Muslims changed to "Albanians", by religious criteria alone. At the time, even ethnographers sympathetic to the Greek claims considered

344-591: A collapsing Ottoman Empire. During the late Ottoman era, Orthodox Albanians involved in the Albanian National Awakening came mainly from Korçë and its surrounding areas. On the other hand, the city council of Korçë, known as demogerontia ( Greek : Δημογεροντία ), and the metropolitan bishop of the city who identified as Greeks sent a secret memorandum to the foreign office department of Greece suggesting various ways to tackle activities by Albanian nationalists. In 1885, Jovan Cico Kosturi became

430-700: A community of the Albanian-Americans , who had previously emigrated there. After 1990 Korçë was one of the six cities where the New Democratic Party won all the constituencies. Popular revolts in February 1991 ended with the tearing down of Hoxha's statue. After the fall of communism, the city fell into disregard in many aspects. However following the 2000s, the city experienced a makeover as main streets and alleys started to be reconstructed, locals began to renovate their historic villas,

516-469: A few small books were published and the script briefly flourished in Korçë. At the end of the 19th century local Albanians expressed a growing need to be educated in their native language. The Albanian intellectual diaspora from Istanbul and Bucharest initially tried to avoid antagonism towards the notables of Korçë, who were in favor of Greek culture. Thus they suggested the introduction of Albanian language in

602-737: A force of 20,000 Albanians and surrounded Korçë yet again. He sent the French forces an ultimatum, and Korçë was once again handed over to the Albanians rather than the Greeks, as the French wanted to place Korçë under Greek administration. The Conference of ambassadors , considering Albania's claims to the area, commissioned a League of Nations report consisting of three on the ground commissioners in December 1921. One commissioner, Finnish professor Jakob Sederholm noted in 1922 that Korçë's population

688-622: A great role in the opening of the school. As a high-ranking statesman in the ministry of education of the Ottoman Empire he managed to get official permission for the school. The Ottoman authorities gave permission only for Christian children to be educated in Albanian, but the Albanians did not follow this restriction and allowed also Muslim children to attend. It survived until 1902 under the teachers Leonidis and Naum Naça who were arrested and declared as traitors by Ottoman authorities at

774-454: A local Islamic centre and to raise it to the rank of kasaba ("town"), through the registration of its inhabitants as citizens instead of farmers. Being subjected to the Kaza of Korça, the villages of Episkopi, Boboshtica, Leshnjë and Vithkuq were used in 1505 as sources of income on behalf of the five institutions of Ilias Bey's vakfa . The vakfa he founded also served the purpose of organizing

860-530: A plateau some 850 m (2,789 ft) above sea level , surrounded by the Morava Mountains. The area of the Old Bazaar , including Mirahori Mosque , is considered as the urban core of the city. Founded by the local Ottoman Albanian nobleman Ilias Bey Mirahori , the urban area of Korçë dates back to the late 15th century and the beginning of the 16th century, however its actual physiognomy

946-550: A rebellion by the Greek population residing in the region of Korçë, who asked the intervention of the Greek army. This rebellion was initially suppressed by the Dutch commanders of the Albanian gendarmerie, that consisted of 100 Albanians led by the Orthodox Albanian nationalist Themistokli Gërmenji , and as a result the local Greek-Orthodox bishop Germanos and other members of the town council were arrested and expelled by

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1032-729: A reward and result of Greece's adherence to the Entente alliance along with France. Particularly relevant was the opening in 1917 of the Albanian National Lyceum . The rule of the Ottoman Empire over Korçë lasted until 1912 when Albania declared its independence . The city and its surroundings were supposed to become part of the Principality of Bulgaria , according to the Treaty of San Stefano in 1878, while

1118-518: A reward from the Sultan, seven villages located in the Korçë area: Leshnjë, Vithkuq, Peshkëpi, Boboshticë , Panarit , Treska, and Trebicka. This accord was finalized gradually through four firmans . In the first firman Leshnjë and Vithkuq were accorded to Ilias Bey as mülk (land tenure). However he met difficulties while collecting the incomes and after twelve years these villages turned into their earlier status of timars , being substituted through

1204-457: A second firman in the year 1497 by the locality Piskopiye , which included two sections. In the third firman (1497) the boundaries of Piskopiye were defined, establishing its demarcation between Mborje , Barç and Bulgarec , a site area corresponding to the territory of today's Korçë city. As a product of this process, the town of Korçë dates from the end of the 15th century. The name Gorica corresponded to an older fortified settlement, and

1290-400: Is August with an average temperature of 21.3 °C (70.3 °F). By contrast, the coldest month is January with an average temperature of −0.8 °C (30.6 °F). Korçë receives around 766.7 mm (30.19 in) annual precipitation with summer minimum and winter maximum. Temperatures generally remain cooler than western Albania, due to the middle altitude of the plain in which it

1376-513: Is closely related with the actions of Ilias Bey Mirahori , a Muslim Albanian convert born in the village of Panarit in the Korçë area, who acquired large properties in the location of present-day Korçë. Ilias Bey was the 'Master of the Stables' of Sultan Bayezid II , and the first equerry and conqueror of Psamathia in the Ottoman capture of Constantinople . In 1484 Ilias Bey received, as

1462-407: Is considered to have been a successful experiment in Albanian self-administration, as the French allowed the entity to "act as if it were an independent state", minting its own coinage, introducing its own flag, and printing its own stamps. According to Stickney, the republic gave Albanians the opportunity for self-government under the light tutelage of the French, and they were able to build a state in

1548-737: Is of Slavic origin. The word "gorica" means "hill" in South Slavic languages , and is a very common toponym in Albania and Slavic countries (e.g. Podgorica in Montenegro, Gorizia , Dolna Gorica in the Pustec municipality, and so on). It is diminutive of the Slavic toponym "gora", meaning mountain, which is also found in placenames throughout Slavic countries as well as non-Slavic countries like Albania, Greece and Italy. Korçë's foundation

1634-486: Is situated, but it receives about 2800 hours of solar radiation per year. Korçë is a municipality governed by a mayor–council government system with the mayor of Korçë and the members of the Korçë Municipal Council authorized for the administration of Korçë Municipality. Korçë is home to two foreign consulates; Greek and Romanian. Korçë is twinned with: Korçë also cooperates with: During

1720-762: The Argead dynasty . Both 6th century geographer Hecataeus and later Strabo identified the Orestea as Molossian population of the Epirote group. A 6th century BC silver finger ring bearing the common Orestian name "Antiochus", was found in the Dodona sanctuary. During the Peloponnesian War , a thousand Orestians led by King Antiochus, accompanied the Parauaeans of Epirus. Around 370-365 BC Orestis

1806-732: The Institute of Statistics (INSTAT), the city of Korçë include 51,683 (25,478 male; 26,205 female) people as of the 2011 Census. The city of Korçë was one of the major centres of the Greek minority in southern Albania, the other being Gjirokastër, A Greek minority still found in Korçë. Aromanians of Korçë live mainly in one neighborhood of the city where they speak Aromanian, have Aromanian cultural associations that are divided between pro-Romanian and pro-Greek factions, receive church liturgy in Aromanian and maintain cultural and economic connections to Romania and Greece. Romani also inhabit

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1892-556: The Southern Region of Albania and consists of the adjacent administrative units of Drenovë , Lekas , Mollaj , Qendër Bulgarec , Vithkuq , Voskop , Voskopojë and Korçë as its seat. As of the Köppen climate classification , Korçë falls under the periphery of the warm-summer Mediterranean climate ( Csb , bordering on Dsb ) zone with an average annual temperature of 10.4 °C (50.7 °F). The warmest month of Korçë

1978-475: The Stalinist rule of Enver Hoxha , Korçë gained a substantial industrial capacity in addition to its historic role as a commercial and agricultural centre. Local industries include the manufacture of knitwear, rugs, textiles, flour-milling, brewing, and sugar-refining. The city is home to the nationally famous Birra Korça . According to official reports the city enjoys one of the lowest unemployment rates in

2064-564: The Sultan's Mosque of Berat . The name Episkopi in Greek signifies a sacred place for the Orthodox faith, however, it is not certain if it was a coincidence or an intended strategy to build a mosque on the site of an older Orthodox church or monastery. With the establishment of the religious, educational and charitable institutions in the area, Ilias Bey must have planned to make the village

2150-636: The Treaty of Berlin of the same year returned the area to Ottoman rule. In 1910, the Church Alliance of local Orthodox Albanians led to the proclamation of an Albanian church by Mihal Grameno , but this effort was too isolated to affect the population. The armed Albanian bands, or çeta groups, of Sali Butka , Spiro Bellkameni and Kajo Babjeni briefly liberated Korçë from the Ottomans in August 1912. Korçë's proximity to Greece, which claimed

2236-481: The United States consisted mainly of Orthodox Albanians from Korçë and surrounding areas who went to work there, save money and intending to eventually return home. At beginning of the 18th century the inhabitants of Korçë attended the schools of nearby Moscopole . The first school, a Greek language school, in the city was established in 1724 with the support of residents of nearby Vithkuq . This school

2322-594: The Albanian authorities expelled the Greek Orthodox metropolitan bishop Jakob. This event triggered demonstrations by the Orthodox community of the city. Immigration quotas during 1922-4 restricted former migrants returning to the United States and Korçë residents instead migrated to Australia to Moora , Western Australia and Shepperton , Victoria working in farming and agriculture related employment. Italian forces occupied Korçë in 1939, along with

2408-616: The Albanian nationalist uprising; by converting the Albanian uprising to the Allied cause, Sarrail hoped to protect his left flank and enable it to join up with the Italians in Vlorë and discourage the Austrians from trying to advance through Albania. Furthermore, a peaceful and stable allied Korçë under French influence would reduce the number of troops the French army needed to commit to hold

2494-639: The Christian inhabitants. It ultimately remained part of Albania, as determined by the International Boundary Commission , which affirmed the country's 1913 borders. Although assurances were given in the Paris Peace Conference by Albanian officials for the recognition of the Greek minority, Greek speech was prohibited in local education, religious life and in private within Korçë in the 1920s. At November 1921

2580-567: The Church that was located there. Görice was incorporated as a sandjak in the Manastir Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire . When the nearby town of İskopol (Moscopole or Moschopolis or Voskopojë) was destroyed by Ali Pasha 's men in 1789, some of its commerce shifted to Görice (Korçë) and Arnavud Belgrad (Berat). Korçë grew as part of its population came from nearby Moscopole. Greek sources (Liakos and Aravandinos ) have noted of

2666-658: The Dutch. Under the terms of the Protocol of Corfu (May 1914), the city became part of the Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus inside the borders of the principality of Albania , but on 10 July 1914 the Greek Northern Epirote forces took over the city. Under Greek occupation, for the purpose of convincing the Congress of London of Greek expansionist claims, the Greek authorities took

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2752-412: The French assured the Italians that they did not have any territorial claims on either Korçë; General Sarrail's reports insisted that the local Albanians had proclaimed the republic, then asked for it to be put under French protection, and that Descoins had merely complied with the wishes of the local population. On 16 February 1918, Sarrail's successor officially abrogated the proclamation, and following

2838-451: The French for allowing them to continue their self-governance without much interference. The Autonomous Republic of Korçë was greatly important for the Albanian nationalist movement, as it demonstrated to the world a resurgence in power for Albanian nationalism in one of the areas where it had been the strongest before the war, and it also demonstrated the successful cooperation of Albanian Christians and Muslims in governance. The government

2924-484: The French in the city, Butka continued the encirclement; eventually, Butka and the Albanians sent their demands to the French, which ultimately culminated in the creation of the Autonomous Province of Korçë . After coming to the conclusion that the local Albanians thoroughly disliked the Greek administration of the area, on 8 December 1916, Sarrail cabled that French military policy should change to support

3010-676: The Germans occupied the town until 24 October 1944. During the occupation, the city became a major centre of Communist-led resistance to the Axis occupation of Albania. The establishment of the Albanian Party of Labour —the Communist Party—was formally proclaimed in Korçë in 1941. Albanian rule was restored in 1944 following the withdrawal of German forces. Right after World War II many people fled to Boston , United States joining

3096-657: The Korçë Aromanian populations' origins that in addition to many being from Moscopole, others settled during a time of calm and were from the village of Shalës, Kolonjë and established the market district of Korçë known as Varosh. Aromanians from the Arvanitovlach subgroup that in the early 19th century arrived to the Korçë area played a significant role in establishing the Korçë Christian urban class. In Psalidas ' work Geography from 1830 noted that in

3182-423: The absence of the great power rivalry that had beset King Wilhelm's earlier government. However, this French initiative of Albanian self-rule ended without success and the head of this Republic was shot on the accusations of being an Austrian spy. It later became clear that the military tribunal had made a grave judicial error, its members having been led astray by Greek informers who wished Gërmenji removed since he

3268-852: The area. On the 10th of December 1916, fourteen Albanian delegates, including seven Muslims and seven Christians, proclaimed the Autonomous Albanian Republic of Korçë. The French agreed to these demands and the fourteen representatives of Korçë and Colonel Descoins signed a protocol that proclaimed the Autonomous Albanian Republic of Korçë under the military protection of the French army and with Themistokli Gërmenji as president. The French pursued policies which strengthened expressions of Albanian nationalism. Greek schools were closed down, Greek clergy and pro-Greek notables expelled while allowing Albanian education and promoting Albanian self-government through

3354-403: The atheistic campaign. The St. Sotir Church serves the Aromanian community of Korçë. It was built from 1995 to 2005. The church had already existed in the early 20th century, having been completed in 1925, but it was demolished by the Albanian communist authorities in 1959. Islam entered the city in the 15th century through Iljaz Hoxha , an Albanian janissary , who actively participated in

3440-448: The autonomous Korçë republic, although Greek schools were reopened after a year and two months in February 1918. Another factor that reinforced Albanian sentiments among the population was the return of 20–30,000 Orthodox Albanian emigrants mainly to Korçë and the surrounding region who had attained Albanian nationalist sentiments abroad. The change in French policy to support the Albanians did create some tensions between France and Italy;

3526-566: The border with Dassaretia was defined by the Cangonj Pass while the Bilisht -Poloskë valley to the east of the pass was part of Orestia. Papazoglou adds that the mountains of Morava (between Korcë plain and Poloskë basin) and Grammos probably formed the border with Dassaretia and Parauaia. Karamitrou-Mentesidi is in favour of an excessive western expansion on lake Maliq and the region of today's Korcë . In general modern scholarship agrees on

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3612-479: The city Albanian. Since the passes over the Pindus mountain range were much difficult, the Greeks wished to retain this city after the 1914 occupation of parts of southern Albania because only Korçë granted the successful maintenance of communications by land between the territories of Epirus and Macedonia that were acquired by Greece in 1913. In October 1914 the city came again under Greek administration. During

3698-531: The city during this period. Under these developments, a special community fund, named the Lasso fund , was established in 1850 by the local Orthodox bishop Neophytos, in order to support Greek cultural activity in Korçë. At the eve of the Balkan Wars (1912) the total number of students attending Greek education in the city numbered 2,115. Around 1850, Naum Veqilharxhi created an Albanian alphabet in which

3784-476: The city was under French administration in 1916 (the Republic of Korçë ), Greek schools were closed and 200 Albanian schools were opened. In the city of Korçë itself, four primary schools opened, and one secondary school opened and functioned quite successfully. A plebiscite was held and voters indicated that they wanted the Albanian schools to stay open. However, a few months later Greek schools were reopened as

3870-467: The city, in particular the Kulla e Hirit neighborhood and their presence in the city mainly dates to the early 20th century when they migrated from Turkey to Florina and ultimately Korçë. For centuries Korçë has been an important religious centre for both Orthodox Christians and Muslims , hosting a significant Orthodox community as well as significant Sunni and Bektashi communities in and around

3956-583: The city. Students of the local Greek minority attend either private Greek institutions or Albanian public schools. In 2009, a madrassa (Islamic highschool) was built in Korçë and is operated by the Muslim Community of Albania . Korçë is the 7th populous city in Albania and the largest city in the Korçë County . In 2007, the population of the city was about 86,176 inhabitants. According to

4042-478: The city. Sali Butka's Albanian band burned Moscopole in response to the pro-Greek behaviour of the French administration, and threatened that Korçë would share the same fate. Meanwhile, the Venizelos Movement of National Defence was unable to dispatch reinforcements to the region, and French General Maurice Sarrail demanded the withdrawal of the local Greek garrison. While Gërmenji negotiated with

4128-579: The city. The main centre of the Bektashis of the area is the Turan Takya . In modern days, there are also smaller numbers of Catholics and Protestants in the city, as well the irreligious . The second Albanian Protestant church was opened in Korçë. In 1940, Korçë's Evangelical Church was closed down by the Italian fascist forces. Even before the foundation of the modern town, the Korçë district

4214-469: The country. The majority of foreign investment comes from Greek, as well as joint Albanian-Greek enterprises. The city is home to Fan Noli University , founded in 1971, which offers several degrees in the humanities, sciences and business. The university includes a school in Agriculture, Teaching, Business, Nursing, and Tourism. With the prohibition of Greek education in the city, at c. 1922, there

4300-526: The district of Varosh in Korçë, 100 Aromanian families lived there. According to French diplomat François Pouqueville there were 1,300 families living in the city in 1805 with two thirds of them being Christian. Korçë went from having a population of 8,200 (1875) to 18,000 (1905) and of those 14,000 adhered to Orthodox Christianity. Of those considered as Greek in Korçë, this was because they adhered to Orthodox Christianity, but Michael Palairet argues that most were probably Aromanians (Vlachs). Sources of

4386-563: The early 20th century report that the population was primarily ethnic Albanian. Greek was the language of the elite and the majority of the Aromanian population engaged in commerce, crafts and international trade becoming one of the wealthiest communities in Epirus and Macedonia. Albanians of Korçë engaged mostly in stockbreeding, agriculture and were poor. The inhabitants of the city spoke both Albanian and Greek. Korçë's cultural isolation

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4472-399: The entire Orthodox population as Greek, led to its being fiercely contested in the Balkan Wars of 1912–1913. Greek forces captured Korçë from the Ottomans on 6 December 1912 and afterwards proceeded to imprison the Albanian nationalists of the town. Its incorporation into Albania in 1913 was disputed by Greece, who claimed it as part of the region called Northern Epirus , and resulted in

4558-580: The existing Greek Orthodox schools, a proposal which was discussed with the local bishop and the city council, the demogeronteia , and finally rejected by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople . In the late 1870s the Albanian Committee of Patriots devised a Latin-based Albanian script which was also adopted by British and U.S. Protestant missionaries The Central Committee for Defending Albanian Rights founded in

4644-536: The first Albanian girls school in 1891. It was started by Gjerasim Qiriazi and later run by his sisters, Sevasti and Parashqevi Qiriazi , together with Polikseni Luarasi (Dhespoti). Later collaborators were the Rev. & Mrs. Grigor Cilka and Rev & Mrs. Phineas Kennedy of the Congregational Mission Board of Boston. Both schools were closed by the Ottoman authorities during 1902–1904. When

4730-600: The founder of a committee called the Albanian Cultural Society, along with co-founders Thimi Marko and Orhan Pojani , but the formation of the organization was suppressed by both the Ottoman and Orthodox Church authorities, so it went underground and carried on its activities as the Secret Committee of Korça ( Albanian : Komiteti i Fshehtë i Korçës ), and two years later, in March 1887, with

4816-434: The goddess are found in various parts of the Orestis region. Korc%C3%AB Korçë ( pronounced [ˈkɔɾtʃə] ; Albanian definite form : Korça ) is the eighth most populous city of Albania and the seat of Korçë County and Korçë Municipality. The total population of the city is 51,152 and 75,994 of Korçë municipality (2011 census), in a total area of 806 km (311 sq mi). It stands on

4902-429: The help of the Frashëri brothers, the Secret Committee set up the first Albanian school. In the late Ottoman period, inhabitants from Korçë and surrounding areas emigrated abroad for economic opportunities, often by the Orthodox community who mainly as qualified craftsmen went to Romania, Greece and Bulgaria while Muslims went to Istanbul performing mainly menial labour work. Late nineteenth century Albanian migration to

4988-424: The institutions established by Ilias Bey. The Christian population inhabited Varosh, which was subdivided in Varosh i Sipërm (Upper Varosh) and Varosh i Poshtëm (Lower Varosh). Varosh i Sipërm was further subdivided into the smaller neighborhoods of Mano, Barç, Jeni-Mahallë, Qiro, Penço, Manço, Manto and Kala, while Varosh i Poshtëm consisted only of Katavarosh, which was known also as "Lagja e Shën Mërisë", named after

5074-417: The late 1870s promoting Albanian cultural development set up an Albanian secondary school for boys. The founding in 1884 of the boy's secondary school is regarded as the first Albanian school in Korçë and established in 1887 by the Drita (English: the Light ) organization and funded by notable local individuals. Its first director was Pandeli Sotiri . Naim Frashëri , the national poet of Albania played

5160-413: The origins of the Argead dynasty of the Macedonian royal house that they were descendants of Argeas from Orestis, the later being son of the eponymous Macedon . The Argeads then wandered from Orestis to Lower Macedonia , where they founded the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon . Also according to Appian , Argos Orestikon (in modern Orestida ), rather than the Peloponnesian Argos , was the homeland of

5246-416: The period of the National Schism (1916) in Greece, a local revolt broke out, and with military and local support Korçë came under the control of Eleftherios Venizelos ' Movement of National Defence , overthrowing the royalist forces. However, due to developments in the Macedonian Front of World War I the city came soon under French control (1916–1920). The French initially awarded control of Korçë and

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5332-425: The re-entry of Greece into the war, made concessions to Greek interests including the reopening of Greek schools, but the Albanians were assured that this did not threaten their independence. The Autonomous Albanian Republic of Korçë remained a reality on the ground, continuing to rule its territory and fly its flag, while inter-religious cooperation was also maintained with both Muslims and Christians being grateful to

5418-502: The request of Greek clergy with the school being closed down, vandalised and wrecked. Albanian efforts for an Albanian school are represented in Greek sources as a failure due to weak demand and limited funding, but Palairet notes that Greek interference undermined the school. In the late 1880s Gjerasim Qiriazi began his Protestant mission in the city. He and fellow members of the Qiriazi family established Albanian speaking institutions in Korçë, with his sister Sevasti Qiriazi founding

5504-406: The rest of the country. During the Greco-Italian War it became the main forward base of the Italian air force. Nevertheless, the city came under the control of the advancing Greek forces, on 22 November 1940, during the first phase of the Greek counter-offensive. Korçë remained under Greek control until the German invasion of Greece in April 1941. After Italy's withdrawal from the war in 1943,

5590-415: The settlement of Muslim inhabitants in an area that was recently abandoned by the original Christian inhabitants. The new town must have been dominated initially by the old castle of Mborje . Throughout the 15th century and the beginning of the 16th century the castle was maintained by the Ottomans. The Tapu Defter of 1519 records a cemaat of Christian müsellems in the castle. According to this document

5676-412: The similar Greek compounds ὀρεσι-δίαιτος and ὀρέσ-βιος (also a personal name), which also mean ' mountain dweller ' . Some scholars have alternatively suggested that it derives from the Greek noun ὄρος ' mountain ' , suffixed with the typical West Greek -estae or Illyrian -st- . It is generally agreed that the region of Orestis encompassed the area around Lake Kastoria and

5762-409: The sons of a noble from Orestis named Alexander; Craterus and Amphoterus . The region became independent again in 196 BC, when the Romans , after defeating Philip V (r. 221–179 BC), declared the Orestae free because they had supported the Roman cause in the recent war against Macedon. An inscription from the upper Devoll valley, lists Artemis with the epithet Syvonnike , while depictions of

5848-436: The southeast Elimiotis . There is an overall agreement only for the eastern borders of the region, while about the rest of the Orestis' border areas there is some disagreement in scholarship. For Hammond, Orestis to the southeast ended after the point where the Pramoritsa flows into the Haliacmon (near Trapezitsa ), while for Papazoglou it extended southwest of this point up to Palaiokastro and Siatista . For Papazoglou,

5934-476: The stability of the Kingdom of Macedon . Orestis was among the regions of Upper Macedonia where the inhabitants were tribal peoples, who gave their name to the territory which was under their control, or alternatively who took their name from that territory. The tribal people that inhabited Orestis were the Orestae. Orestis, like the rest of Upper Macedonia, was characterized by cold winters with rainfalls that were very heavy, and hot summers. In this region life

6020-436: The surrounding area to Greek allies, but Albanian çeta guerilla bands led by Themistokli Gërmenji and Sali Butka fought against Venizelist forces for Albanian self-administration. In response to the French administration supporting the Greek demands of Eleftherios Venizelos for the partition of southern Albania, Sali Butka - accompanied by Themistokli Gërmenji's small armed band - led 1,500 men towards Korçë and surrounded

6106-461: The title Orestia . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Orestia&oldid=767134286 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Orestis (region) According to

6192-492: The tradition of the Orestae, which is recorded by Theagenes and Strabo , their name was derived from Orestes , or a like-named son of his; though, the historical value of this myth is not acknowledged, and is considered improbable. The tribal name of the Orestae appears to derive from the Greek plain appellative ὀρέστης ' mountain dweller ' or ' mountaineer ' , as does the Greek personal name Orestes ; compare to

6278-414: The upper Haliacmon basin. The region was bounded geographically by the mountains Voio , Vitsi and Grammos and it extended to Prespa Lakes basin, in particular around Small Prespa Lake , where the ancient settlement of Lyke was located. Orestis bordered to the southwest Molossians and other Epirotic peoples, to the northwest Dassaretia , to the west Parauaia , to the northeast Eordaea and to

6364-403: The village of Mborje ( Emboryo ), which depended on Korçë ( Görice ), numbered 88 households of Christians and 18 households of Muslims. Korça was divided into two great neighborhoods: Varosh and Kasaba. In the 16th century Muslims constituted the 21% of the population of the town and inhabited Kasaba, which was subdivided into the smaller neighborhoods of Çarshi, Ratak, Qoshk and Dere, including

6450-465: The western border of Orestis being found slightly west from the modern Greek-Albanian border. The northern boundary of Orestis corresponded to the southern shore of Small Prespa Lake. Some important cities in the Orestis region based on ancient sources were Argos Orestikon , Celetrum (Kelethron), Diokliteionopolis, while epigraphic evidence cofirms the existence of Battyna and Lykke. Orestis

6536-400: Was "entirely Albanian; the numbers of Greeks being insignificant" and continued that "there are, however, amongst the population two parties, — one nationalist and the other Grecophile" Sederholm also stated that the Orthodox inhabitants of Korçë abstained from the elections, and criticized the Albanian government for drawing electoral districts in such a way so as to practically disenfranchise

6622-517: Was a constant demand for the reopening a Greek school. After the collapse of the Socialist Republic, part of the local communities expressed a growing need to revive their cultural past, in particular with the reopening of Greek language institutions. In April 2005 the first bilingual Greek-Albanian school opened in Korçë after 60 years of prohibition of Greek education. In addition, a total of 17 Greek language tutoring centres function in

6708-495: Was a powerful Albanian leader. The severity of this decision seems to indicate that the French military authorities favored the movement of Eleftherios Venizelos and their Greek allies who entered the war alongside the Entente on 12 June 1917, and were against the Albanian national movement led by Gërmenji. In response to the French turning on the Albanians and the subsequent execution of Themistokli Gërmenji, Sali Butka gathered

6794-546: Was associated with the kingdom of Epirus possibly seeking protection from Illyrian tribes but also due to the expansion of Macedon. Like most of Upper Macedonia, Orestis only became part of Macedon after the early 4th century BC. This change possible happened during the reign of Philip II of Macedon . Natives of the region were: Pausanias of Orestis , the lover and assassin of Philip II, and three of Alexander's prominent diadochi : Perdiccas (son of Orontes), Seleucus I Nicator (son of Antiochus ), his uncle Ptolemy , and

6880-674: Was destroyed during the Greek War of Independence but it reopened in 1830. In 1857 a Greek school for girls was operating in the city. During the 19th century various local benefactors such as Ioannis Pangas and Anastas Avramidhi-Lakçe donated money for the promotion of Greek education and culture in Korçë, such as the Bangas Gymnasium . Greek education was also financed by members of the diaspora in Egypt. Similarly, kindergartens, boarding and urban schools, were also operating in

6966-538: Was hard and mainly a matter of survival. According to the season of the year, the mostly nomadic pastoralist people of the area moved their flocks of cattle, goats and sheep to the various pasture lands. The region of Orestis was rich in summer pastures. An abundance of Mycenaean findings (both imported and locally made) from the late Bronze Age have been unearthed from various tombs in the region of Orestis. These include pottery, weapons, pins, brooches, as well as Linear B inscriptions. Appian and Hesiod mention about

7052-534: Was initially part of the Metropolis of Kastoria (15th century), but in the early 17th century became the seat of an Orthodox bishop and in 1670 was elevated to metropolitan bishopric . The city remained entirely Christian until the first half of the 16th century. The Orthodox Cathedral of Saint George, a significant landmark in the city, was demolished by the authorities of the People's Republic of Albania during

7138-474: Was later attached to Piskopiye, which was a separate community, and as suggested by its name, a bishop's residence. Ilias Bey founded his works of charity in Piskopiye, building a mosque , an imaret and a muallim-hane and a hammam . Built between 1484 and 1495, the mosque, named after him , represents one of the most important examples of Islamic architecture of Albania and its second oldest mosque after

7224-602: Was realized in the 19th century, during a period that corresponds with the rapid growth and development of the city. The Old Bazaar has played a dominant role in Albania's market history. Korçë is the largest city of eastern Albania and an important cultural and industrial centre. Korçë is named differently in other languages: Aromanian : Curceaua , Curceauã , Curceau or Curciau ; Bulgarian , Macedonian and Serbian : Горица, Goritsa ; Greek : Κορυτσά , Korytsa ; Italian : Coriza ; Romanian : Corcea or Corița ; Turkish : Görice . The current name

7310-436: Was reduced due to Greek schools, the first one being founded in the city at 1724. Subsequently, Muslim Albanian revolutionary intellectuals from the city emerged in the 1840s that wanted to preserve a Muslim Albania within a reformed Ottoman state. Due to increasing Hellenisation by the 1870s, those sentiments became replaced with the concept of an Albanian nation based on linguistic and cultural factors through struggle against

7396-455: Was traditionally a district of Upper Macedonia , forming its heartland in the Archaic and early Classical periods. It bordered with Lynkestis to the north, Eordaia to the north-east, Elimiotis to the south-east, Tymphaea to the south, and Illyrians to the west. Orestis formed the western border of Upper Macedonia, and Illyrians beyond this district constituted a persistent menace to

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