Piqeras
| Piqeras | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Piqeras | |
| Coordinates: 40°0′59″N 19°53′33″E / 40.01639°N 19.89250°ECoordinates: 40°0′59″N 19°53′33″E / 40.01639°N 19.89250°E | |
| Country |
 Albania |
| County | Vlorë |
| Municipality | Himarë |
| Administrative unit | Lukovë |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Piqeras is a village in the former municipality of Lukovë, Vlorë County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Himarë.[1] It is inhabited by Orthodox Albanians and notable for being the birthplace of the Albanian national hero Vasil Laçi who attempted to assassinate Victor Emmanuel III, King of Italy and Shefqet Bej Vërlaci, Prime Minister of Albania after the occupation of Albania by fascist Italy.[2]
References
- ↑ Law nr. 115/2014
- ↑ Owen Pearson (11 July 2006). Albania in the Twentieth Century, A History: Volume II: Albania in Occupation and War, 1939-45. I.B.Tauris. pp. 153–. ISBN 978-1-84511-104-5.
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