Leska
| Leska Леска, Lajthizë | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Leska | |
| Coordinates: 40°46′40″N 20°53′20″E / 40.77778°N 20.88889°ECoordinates: 40°46′40″N 20°53′20″E / 40.77778°N 20.88889°E | |
| Country |
 Albania |
| County | Korçë |
| Municipality | Pustec |
| Administrative unit | Pustec |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 350 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Leska (Macedonian: Леска) is a village in the Pustec Municipality of the Korçë County in Albania.[1][2] Leska is situated west of Lake Prespa, near the village of Pustec.
Demographics
While under the Bulgarian Exarchate, Leska was recorded as having 120 Orthodox Christians.[3]
A 2007 estimate put the village population around 300 to 350 residents.[4]
In 2013, the village's official name was changed back from "Lajthizë" to "Leska".[5]
People from Leska
- Sotir Risto (1974 - ), poet[6]
References
- ↑ Law nr. 115/2014
- ↑ "Census Data". INSTAT. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ↑ D.M.Brancoff. "La Macédoine et sa Population Chrétienne". Paris, 1905, p.170-171.
- ↑ Belo, Raki. Селищни имена в Мала Преска - Албания, в: Македонски преглед, ХХХ, №3, стр.135.
- ↑ "Pas Pustecit, edhe 7 fshatra të Korçës me emertime maqedonase" (in Albanian). Info Arkiv. 17 April 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ↑ Sterjovski, Vasil (26 May 2010). "Нов роман на Сотир Ристо". Retrieved 4 June 2014.
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