Koshovicë
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Koshovicë
Κοσοβίτσα | |
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.svg)  Koshovicë | |
| Coordinates: 39°49′05″N 20°24′27″E / 39.81806°N 20.40750°E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Gjirokastër |
| Municipality | Dropull |
| Elevation | 650 m (2,130 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Koshovicë (Albanian definite form: Koshovica; Greek: Κοσοβίτσα/Κοσσοβίτσα; romanized: Kosovítsa/Kossovítsa) is a village in Gjirokastër County, southern Albania.[1] At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality of Dropull.[2]
St. Mary's Monastery Church, located within the village, is a Religious Cultural Monument of Albania.[3]
The placename Koshovicë has several possible origins. The Slavic word кос, kos for the common blackbird and the suffix form ов-иц-а, ov-its-a with a sound change of s into sh through Old Albanian.[4] Other derivations are from the Bulgarian word кош, kosh for 'basket' with the suffix form -ob+-иц-а, -ov+its-a giving a meaning of 'woven', or the toponym is formed from a personal name Кошо, Kosho.[4]
