Topi demands change of toponyms in Korca

[Vasiliye]

Topi demands change of toponyms in Korca
Tirana /14/03/ 09:28
Albanian President Bamir Topi demanded a change of Slavic and communist toponyms in the country, Makfax correspondent said.

Panorama daily says Topi urged the local authorities in Albania to change the toponyms of Slavic and communist names to avoid a situation like the one with Macedonia's name.

"The region of Korca has been infected by foreign toponyms that had been inherited or placed during the years of transition," Topi said, mentioning the villages of Podgora, Zvezda, Perusha, Moglica and Debracan. /end/

[Tsontos]

Wow in Greece and other Balkan countries the whole ridding of foreign toponyms phase was went through about a century ago. Albania since communism fell is like a young balkan state in the 19th century.

[Vasiliye]

Slavic Place names in Albania

Bastrice Bezani + Belgrad Belice Belje Belove Belovode Berzeste Bistric Biserka Bistrica Bistrice Blace Bobostice Bodin Bodriste Bordani Borici Borje Borova + Borovjani Bradosnica Bratomira Breska Bresnik Brezdan Brostani Budisa Valjana Valjusa Varvara Veles Veljcan Gora Vernica + Vila Vodica Vojnika Vranista Vranista Vrepska Vulcani Gabrica Glava Gline Golem Golemi + Golik Goloberdo Goljovisti Gorica Goroselj Gostiviste + Grabom Grabova Grabove Grabovice Grabovo + Gradac Gradec Gradiste Gradiskije Grazdani Grazdenik Graliste Gracen Gracani Grace Grozdani Gruda Darda Debrova Desmira Dobra Dobric Dobruna + Dragan Dragavoja Draginje Dragobija Dragostun Dragove Dragus Draci Dracove Drasovice Drenove Drovjani Drugana Dusmani + Dvoran Oeriste Zepa Zupiste Zagora Zagorican Zagradec Zagradi Zagradcani Zapat Zaradiste Zavaljan Zvezda Izviri Izgara Izgoralec Jablanit Janjan Jezerces Jerka Jubica Kamare Kamenica + Kamicani Kamnik + Kapica Karista Kilaziste Klena Klenja Klisari Kovaci Kovaciste + Kovacica Kosina Kosmaci Kosovec Kosovo Kosteni Kostenja Kostican Kotor Kosarista + Kosovica Krajni Krasta Krstac Kula Lepusa Leskova Leskoviku Leskovinu Lesnica Lestice Livadasi Livadi Likova Lisan Lovina Lozani Logavista Lopusa Lubinja Ljivadi Ljubonje + Mali Mucalj Maliseva Malina Mecka Milica Miljusi Mirovna Mocani Moglice Mogra Monastir Negovani Nepravista +Nivice Novasela Novoselo Oblika Osojna Padina Pastani Pepeli Pestani Plana + Plovista Podgora Podgorani Podgori Podgoria Podgradec Pogradec Pojata + Polidani Poposina Porobani Potkozani Prekal Prekali Prenista Prodani Radan Radicina Radimiste Radimniste Rajce + Rahovice Rastan Rec Redi Recit Rodokalj Rovica Sama Sanista Sebista Selca Selec Seleka Selence Selenica + Sepetova Slabinje Slatina + Slova Sopot Sovjani Stani Staravec Stare Starov Starova + Stebilova Stranik Strelca Suha Suhodoli Ternova Topljana Torovica Trasani Trebinje Treske Tresova Trosan Tuceni Ulova Ustinje Cerkovica Cernjeva + Siroka Sistevac Stit Sticeni Sumica

[TirAlb]

Just vague words from Topi,exactly like those slavic names.

[Tsontos]

Originally Posted by TirAlb

Just vague words from Topi,exactly like those slavic names.

WHat?

[TirAlb]

Originally Posted by Tsontos

WHat?

I mean,that the thing is not official and im sure that Topi already forgot what he said.
And about the slavic names who cares,its not our habbit to change names,even Hoxha never tryed seriously to do that,Illyrian,Roman,Greek,Slavic,Ottoman and modern Albanian toponyms can coexist without problems.

[Tsontos]

I'm glad you think so and hopefully you're right.