Sheper

Sheper
Sheper
Village
	Sheper Village, winter of 2007
	Sheper Location within Albania
	Coordinates: 40°10′17″N 20°18′21″E / 40.17139°N 20.30583°E
Country	Albania
County	Gjirokastër
Municipality	Libohovë
Administrative unit	Zagori
Elevation	900 m (3,000 ft)
Population
• Total	100 in winter 400 in summer
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code	6012
Area Code	0883

Sheper (definite form: Sheperi) is a community in the Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. Sheperi is the largest village of the former Zagori municipality. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Libohovë. It is mountain village located 30 km from the city of Gjirokastër, about 900 meters above sea level. Due to heavy migration, its current population is about 100 inhabitants.^{[citation needed]} Sheper is inhabited by an Orthodox Albanian population.

Demographics

Sheper is inhabited by an Orthodox Albanian population and some Aromanian families. The Aromanian presence in Sheper dates to the 20th century when during the communist era in Albania they settled in the area.

Notable people

Andon Zako Çajupi, (27 March 1866 – 11 July 1930) was an Albanian lawyer, playwright, poet and rilindas.
Mihal Kasso, (Greek: Μιχαήλ Κάσσος) was a Greek politician, member and chairman of the Albanian Parliament, as well as representative of the Greek community in Albania.
Aristidh Ruci, (11 March 1875 – 11 April 1950) was one of the signatories of Albanian Declaration of Independence in 1912. He campaigned for the spread of education in Southern Albania and was a founder of the nationalist Labëria club.
Ilia Dilo Sheperi
Pano Xhamballo
Kiço Ngjela, politician of the Communist Albania
Jorgo Bulo, (27 April 1939 – 26 November 2015) was an Albanian philologist, historian, and literary critic. Since 2003 up to his death (2015) he was a member of the Albanian Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Anastas Ngjela, (3 March 1934 – 24 July 1999) was an Albanian pilot of First Class and the Colonel of Military Air Forces, of Albania Republic. He was involved in the 1957 United States Air Force incursion into Albanian airspace.

References

↑ Location of Sheper
↑ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6371. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
1 2 Kallivretakis, Leonidas (1995). "Η ελληνική κοινότητα της Αλβανίας υπό το πρίσμα της ιστορικής γεωγραφίας και δημογραφίας [The Greek Community of Albania in terms of historical geography and demography." In Nikolakopoulos, Ilias, Kouloubis Theodoros A. & Thanos M. Veremis (eds). Ο Ελληνισμός της Αλβανίας [The Greeks of Albania]. University of Athens. p. 34. "Στα πλαίσια της επιτόπιας έρευνας που πραγματοποιήσαμε στην Αλβανία (Νοέμβριος-Δεκέμβριος 1992), μελετήσαμε το ζήτημα των εθνοπολιτισμικών ομάδων, όπως αυτές συνειδητοποιούνται σήμερα επί τόπου. [As part of the fieldwork we held in Albania (November–December 1992), we studied the issue of ethnocultural groups, as they are realized today on the spot.]"; p. 51. "ΑΧ Αλβανοί Ορθόδοξοι Χριστιανοί, "; p.56 "SHEPERI ΣΕΠΕΡΗ. 253 ΑΧ".
1 2 Kahl, Thede (1999). Ethnizität und räumliche Verbreitung der Aromunen in Südosteuropa. Universität Münster: Institut für Geographie der Westfälischen Wilhelms. ISBN 3-9803935-7-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link) p. 133. R. Rrămăn (Aromunen mit der Eigenbezeichnung Rrămăn = Farscheroten, Arvanitovlachen)"; p. 146. "Sheper... einige familie R; zu kommunischtischer Zeit angesiedelte aromunische Bevölkerungsgruppen aus südostalbanischen Gebirgen und aus Greichenland."

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[1] Location of Sheper

[2] "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6371. Retrieved 25 February 2022.

[Kallivretakis-3] 1 2 Kallivretakis, Leonidas (1995). "Η ελληνική κοινότητα της Αλβανίας υπό το πρίσμα της ιστορικής γεωγραφίας και δημογραφίας [The Greek Community of Albania in terms of historical geography and demography." In Nikolakopoulos, Ilias, Kouloubis Theodoros A. & Thanos M. Veremis (eds). Ο Ελληνισμός της Αλβανίας [The Greeks of Albania]. University of Athens. p. 34. "Στα πλαίσια της επιτόπιας έρευνας που πραγματοποιήσαμε στην Αλβανία (Νοέμβριος-Δεκέμβριος 1992), μελετήσαμε το ζήτημα των εθνοπολιτισμικών ομάδων, όπως αυτές συνειδητοποιούνται σήμερα επί τόπου. [As part of the fieldwork we held in Albania (November–December 1992), we studied the issue of ethnocultural groups, as they are realized today on the spot.]"; p. 51. "ΑΧ Αλβανοί Ορθόδοξοι Χριστιανοί, "; p.56 "SHEPERI ΣΕΠΕΡΗ. 253 ΑΧ".

[Kahl133146-4] 1 2 Kahl, Thede (1999). Ethnizität und räumliche Verbreitung der Aromunen in Südosteuropa. Universität Münster: Institut für Geographie der Westfälischen Wilhelms. ISBN 3-9803935-7-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link) p. 133. R. Rrămăn (Aromunen mit der Eigenbezeichnung Rrămăn = Farscheroten, Arvanitovlachen)"; p. 146. "Sheper... einige familie R; zu kommunischtischer Zeit angesiedelte aromunische Bevölkerungsgruppen aus südostalbanischen Gebirgen und aus Greichenland."

v t e Subdivisions of Libohovë municipality
Municipal seat: Libohovë
Administrative unit of Libohovë	Libohovë
Administrative unit of Qendër Libohovë	Bulo Drino Labovë e Poshtme Labovë e Sipërme Nepravishtë Stegopull Suhë
Administrative unit of Zagori	Doshnicë Hoshtevë Konckë Lliar Nderan Nivan Sheper Vithuq Topovë Zhej

Sheper
Village
Sheper Village, winter of 2007
Sheper Location within Albania
Coordinates: 40°10′17″N 20°18′21″E / 40.17139°N 20.30583°E / 40.17139; 20.30583
Country	Albania
County	Gjirokastër
Municipality	Libohovë
Administrative unit	Zagori
Elevation	900 m (3,000 ft)
Population
• Total	100 in winter 400 in summer
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code	6012
Area Code	0883