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Kuç, Vlorë

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Kuç is a settlement in the Vlorë County, southwestern Albania.[1] At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Himarë.[2]

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Kuç is located in Albania
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Kuç
Location within Albania
Coordinates: 40°10′28″N 19°50′21″E
Country Albania
CountyVlorë
MunicipalityHimarë
Administrative unitHorë-Vranisht
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
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Demographics

Kuç is fully inhabited by Albanians who speak the Albanian dialect of Labërishte.[3]

History

In 1847 Kuç took part in a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire. Kuç and its neighboring villages, which are Albanian-speaking and nationalistic in sentiment, were burned by Greek soldiers during the Balkan War in 1912 and were at feud with the Greek speaking pocket of Himarë.[3]

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