Bogë (definiteAlbanianform: Boga) is a village in northern Albania. It was in the former Shkrel municipality, but following local government reform in 2015, it became part of the municipality Malësi e Madhe.[1] Bogë was a historical bajrak of Kelmendi tribe in the north headwaters of Prroni i thate, bounded to the north by lands that were inhabited by the Shala; to the south by land inhabited by the Ducaj.[2] The village was attached to Shkrel despite originally being part of Kelmendi. The village consisted of 75 families in 1908 according to Edith Durham, all of which were Catholics. The village is divided in two sections, consisting of the Preçaj and Kolaj neighborhoods.
The etymology of Boga is debated. One hypothesis suggests that it is derived from Albanian bokë, meaning "barren/rocky farmland" or "mountain side". Another view argues that it may be a derivative of Slavic bog ("god").[3]
CultureEdit
The village has a church (Kisha e Bogës), located on 920m above sea level.[4]
Demographic historyEdit
In 1908, English anthropologist Edith Durham registered 75 families in Boga, all of which were Catholics, she reported this in her 1909 book High Albania.[5]
PeopleEdit
Aleksander Sirdani (1903-1948), pastor of the bajrak of Bogë and historian
Marin Sirdani (1887-1962), pastor of the bajrak of Bogë and historian. The local school is named in his honor, as he was the first educator to give lessons in the village.
Owen Pearson; Centre for Albanian Studies (London, England) (2006). Albania as Dictatorship and Democracy: From Isolation to the Kosovo War, 1946-1998. Centre for Albanian Studies. p. 156. ISBN978-1-84511-105-2. BOGA (Boge): a bajrak of Kelmendi
Sir John Linton Myres; Harold St. John Loyd Winterbotham; F. Longland (1945). Albania. Naval Intelligence Division.
Ferencz Nopcsa (báró) (1910). Aus Šala und Klementi: Albanische Wanderungen. D. A. Kajon. ISBN9785881359898.
External linksEdit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Boga.
"Location of Bogë". Retrieved 30 August 2010.
(in Albanian). Archived from the original on 2012-01-22. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
"Photos of Bogë". 2015 year
September 11, 2023
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