Goricë, Dropull

Goricë is a village in Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality of Dropull.

Name

The toponym Goricë is derived from either the Bulgarian or Serbian word гора, gora meaning 'forest, mountain' and the suffix -иц-а, -its-a. Other possible derivations are from Гор-ьн-иц-a, Gor-an-itsa, or from the Albanian words gorricë, 'wild pear' or gorricë, 'barren ground' both borrowed from Slavic.

Demographics

The village is inhabited by Greeks and the population was 141 in 1992.