Kuç, Vlorë


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

Demographics

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

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.

Notable people