Peshkëpia
Peshkëpia is a village in Buçimas, Bashkia Pogradec, Korçë County and has an elevation of 831 metres. Peshkëpia is situated nearby to the village Ljubaništa, as well as near the hamlet Saint Naum.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Albania (Pogradec)
- Also known as: “Peshkepi”, “Peshkëpi”, “Peshkop”, “Peshkopia”, “Pëshkupië”, and “Пешкопеја”
- Address: BASHKIA POGRADEC
Places of Interest
Highlights include Monastery of Saint Naum and St. Nicholas.
Monastery of Saint Naum
Monastery
Photo: Poppit2, Public domain.
The Monastery of Saint Naum is a Macedonian Orthodox monastery. It is named after the medieval Bulgarian writer and enlightener Saint Naum who founded it. Monastery of Saint Naum is situated 3½ km northwest of Peshkëpia.
St. Nicholas
Church
Photo: Kiril Simeonovski, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Nicholas is a church, which is situated 2½ km north of Peshkëpia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ljubaništa and Tushemisht.
Ljubaništa
Village
Photo: Kiril Simeonovski, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ljubaništa is a village along the shore of the Lake Ohrid in North Macedonia. The village is located near the Monastery of St. Naum and the border with Albania.
Tushemisht
Village
Photo: Tori Oseku, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tushemisht is a village in the Korçë County, in southeastern Albania, located on the shores of Lake Ohrid. It was part of the former Buçimas municipality. Tushemisht is situated 5 km west of Peshkëpia.
Rëmenj
Village
Rëmenj is a village near Buçimas in Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Pogradec. Its name refers to the former presence of Aromanians in the area, drawing from the traditional Albanian rëmër, derived in Tosk Albanian from romanus. Rëmenj is situated 10 km west of Peshkëpia.
Peshkëpia
- Category: locality
- Location: Buçimas, Bashkia Pogradec, Korçë County, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.89719° or 40° 53′ 50″ northLongitude
20.77813° or 20° 46′ 41″ eastElevation
831 metres (2,726 feet)Open location code
8GG2VQWH+V7OpenStreetMap ID
node 712337260OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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