Voskopoja
Voskopoja is a village in Southeastern Albania, located in Korçë County. Once a prominent urban center in the 18th century, it was a hub of Aromanian, Greek, and Albanian culture, featuring a printing press and numerous churches.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Klajdidika, Public domain.
- Type: Village with 927 residents
- Description: village and former city in southern Albania
- Also known as: “Moscopole”, “Voskopoi”, and “Voskopoj”
- Address: BASHKIA KORÇË
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St. Nicholas and St. Mary Church, Moscopole.
Church of St. Nicholas
Church
Photo: Klajdidika, Public domain.
The St. Nicholas Church is an Orthodox church in Moscopole, Albania. The church was erected in 1721. It is a Cultural Monument of Albania since 1948.
St. Mary Church, Moscopole
Church
Photo: Pablo000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The St. Mary Church, also known as Dormition of the Holy Virgin Church) is an Orthodox church in Moscopole, Korçë County, Albania. It is a Cultural Monument of Albania. The church was probably built between 1694 and 1699, and decorated in 1712.
Church of St. Athanasios
Church
Photo: Markussep, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The St. Athanasius Church, is an Orthodox church in Moscopole, Albania.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gjonomadh and Bickë.
Gjonomadh
Village
Photo: Albinfo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gjonomadh is a village, which is situated 5 km east of Voskopoja.
Bickë
Village
Bickë is a community in the Korçë County, Albania. It is part of the municipality Maliq. Bickë is situated 8 km northeast of Voskopoja.
Voskopoja
- Categories: bashkia and locality
- Location: Komuna e Voskopojës, Korçë, Korçë County, Southeastern Albania, Albania, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.6332° or 40° 37′ 60″ northLongitude
20.59061° or 20° 35′ 26″ eastPopulation
927Elevation
1,199 metres (3,934 feet)Open location code
8GG2JHMR+76OpenStreetMap ID
node 5271846848OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
781182Wikidata ID
Q757298
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Waray—“Voskopoja” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Voskopoja”
- Armenian: “Մոսկոպոլիս”
- Azerbaijani: “Voskopoya”
- Bulgarian: “Воскопоя”
- Bulgarian: “Москополе”
- Cebuano: “Voskopojë”
- Chinese: “沃斯科波耶”
- Croatian: “Moskopolje”
- Czech: “Voskopojë”
- Dutch: “Moscopole”
- Dutch: “Voskopoje”
- Dutch: “Voskopojë”
- Egyptian Arabic: “موسكوبول”
- French: “Moscopole”
- Georgian: “მოსკოპოლე”
- German: “Moschopolis”
- German: “Moscopole”
- German: “Voskopoja”
- Greek: “Μοσχόπολη”
- Greek: “Μοσχόπολις”
- Hebrew: “ווסקופויה”
- Hebrew: “מוסקופולה”
- Hungarian: “Voskopoja”
- Indonesian: “Moscopole”
- Italian: “Moscopoli”
- Italian: “Voskopoja”
- Italian: “Voskopoje”
- Italian: “Voskopojë”
- Japanese: “ヴォスコパヤ”
- Korean: “모스코폴”
- Korean: “보스코포여”
- Macedo-Romanian: “Moscopole”
- Macedo-Romanian: “Moscopoli”
- Macedo-Romanian: “Muscopuli”
- Macedo-Romanian: “Voscopole”
- Macedo-Romanian: “Voscopoli”
- Macedo-Romanian: “Voshopole”
- Macedonian: “Москополе”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Voskopojë”
- Polish: “Moskopole”
- Polish: “Voskopojë”
- Portuguese: “Voskopojë”
- Romanian: “Moscopole”
- Romanian: “Voscopole”
- Romanian: “Voskopoja”
- Russian: “Воскопоя”
- Serbian: “Moskopolje”
- Serbian: “Москопоље”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Moskopolje”
- Slovak: “Voskopoja”
- Slovenian: “Moskopolje”
- Spanish: “Voskopojë”
- Swedish: “Moschopolis”
- Swedish: “Moschópolis”
- Swedish: “Moscopole”
- Swedish: “Moscopolis”
- Swedish: “Moskhopolis”
- Swedish: “Moskhópolis”
- Swedish: “Moskopole”
- Swedish: “Moskopolje”
- Swedish: “Voskopoja”
- Swedish: “Voskopoje”
- Swedish: “Voskopojë”
- Turkish: “Oskopol”
- Turkish: “Voskopoya”
- Ukrainian: “Воскополе”
- Vietnamese: “Voskopojë”
- Waray (Philippines): “Voskopojë”
- “Moscopole”
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