Воскопоя

Moscopole or Voskopoja (; , with several other variants; ) is a village in Korçë County in southeastern Albania. During the 18th century, it was the cultural and commercial center of the Aromanians. At its peak, in the mid 18th century, it hosted the first printing house in the Ottoman Balkans outside Constantinople, educational institutions and numerous churches. It became a leading center of Greek culture but also with elements of Albanian and Aromanian culture, all with great influence from Western civilization.

Key facts

Settlement AL.type: mu
Settlement AL.official_name: Voskopojë
Settlement AL.image_skyline: Voskopoja (3).jpg
Settlement AL.image_caption: St. Nicholas Church
Settlement AL.county: Korçë
Settlement AL.municipality: Korçë
Settlement AL.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement AL.population_unit: 1058
Settlement AL.demonym: MoscopoleanMoscopolitanVoskopojar
Settlement AL.postal_code: 7029
Settlement AL.area_code: 0864
Settlement AL.website: www.voskopoja.al

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Воскопоя или Мосхополь (алб. Voskopojë, Moscopolea, арум. Moscopole, болг. Москополе, греч. Μοσχόπολις/Βοσκόπολις, итал. Moscopoli) — старинный город в Албании, ныне горное село. Издревле был культурным и торговым центром аромунов,, сегодня входит в округ Корча. Во времена своего расцвета, в середине 18 века в Воскопое впервые на Балканах стали печатать книги. Позднее Воскопоя стала важным центром греческой культуры. Город был разрушен албанскими шайками в 1769 и 1788 годах при попустительстве османских властей, подозревавших жителей в поддержке греческих повстанцев.

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