Velipojë
Sign in to saveVelipojë () is a village and a former municipality in Shkodër County, northwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform, it became a subdivision of the municipality of Shkodër. The population at the 2011 census was 5,031.
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Place details
- Locality
- Velipojë
- Region
- Shqipëria Veriore
- Country
- Shqipëria
- Population
- 0
- Timezone
- Europe/Tirane
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement AL.type
- m
- Settlement AL.official_name
- Velipojë
- Settlement AL.image_skyline
- Velipoje,_waiting,Albania.jpg
- Settlement AL.image_caption
- Velipoja Town Square
- Settlement AL.county
- Shkodër
- Settlement AL.municipality
- Shkodër
- Settlement AL.elevation
- 0
- Settlement AL.population_as_of
- 2011
- Settlement AL.population_unit
- 5031
- Settlement AL.postal_code
- 4020
- Settlement AL.area_code
- 0267
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- Albania
- Located in
- Velipojë
- Elevation
- +0
- Time zone
- Central European Summer Time
- Image
- Buna-muendung.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
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Velipojë () is a village and a former municipality in Shkodër County, northwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform, it became a subdivision of the municipality of Shkodër. The population at the 2011 census was 5,031.
== Etymology == The name Velipoje comes from the Slavic word Velikopoje, which in English translates to the Great Plain. The name would have been given during one of the many times the Slavs invaded Albania.