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| Ziçisht | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
.svg)  Ziçisht | |
| Coordinates: 40°33′27″N 20°55′27″E / 40.55750°N 20.92417°E / 40.55750; 20.92417 | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Korçë |
| Municipality | Devoll |
| Municipal unit | Miras |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Ziçisht is a settlement in the Korçë County, southeastern Albania. It is part of the former municipality Miras. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Devoll.
It has a population of about 300. Many of its people emigrated to Greece or the United States because of the harsh living conditions.
Fisnik Ziçishti, born in Tirana on 21.04.1981 in a patriotic Albanian family. He is the grandson of Lieutenant General Mihallaq Ziçishti and the son of Prof.Dr. Ylli Ziçishti. He is a senior officer in the State Police, an expert in the relief of road accidents and a lecturer at the Safety Academy.
- Bishop Eulogios (Kourilas) of Korçë (1880–1961) Orthodox bishop.
- Constantin Anastas Chekrezi, nationalist figure, historian, and publisher
- Petraq Zoto, writer
- Mihallaq Ziçishti [sq], former Vice Minister of the Interior until 1982, known for the grotesque defense of himself in the Communist trial, that saved him the life.
References
- "Location of Ziçisht". Retrieved 2010-06-20.
- "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). pp. 6372–6373. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- Pellumb Kulla article Archived February 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
External links
Media related to Ziçisht at Wikimedia Commons
| Subdivisions of Devoll municipality | ||
|---|---|---|
| Municipal seat: Bilisht | ||
| Administrative unit of Bilisht |  | |
| Administrative unit of Hoçisht | ||
| Administrative unit of Miras | ||
| Administrative unit of Progër | ||
| Administrative unit of Qendër Bilisht | ||