Grabovë e Sipërme


Grabovë e Sipërme is a village in Albania inhabited by Aromanians. The village is located in the former municipality of Lenie. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Gramsh.

History

Grabova was a medieval town created in the 10th century. Aromanians have left Grabova on several occasions, although the village has never been completely deserted. The first wave
of depopulation took place in the 17th century, when Grabova shared the fate of Moscopolis and during the inter-war period, starting
with 1931, many of Grabovars emigrated to Elbasan and Lushnjë. In 1933, 15 families from
the village emigrated to Romania; they initially settled in the Quadrilater and then, in 1940,
in the village of Nisipari, Constanța County, from where they moved to the larger nearby
towns Another important immigration began in 1950, when
communist authorities used the craftsmen from Grabova to build the
industrial units in Korçë, Pogradec, Gramsh, Elbasan, and Tirana.

Most common names of Grabovars

Family names: Paco, Bardhi, Buzo, Cyco, Nishku, Trushi, Thano, Verushi.
Male names: Andon, Kristo, Dhimo, Theodhor, Jani, Jorgji, Llambi, Dhionis, Pandeli, Piro, Spiro, Sotir, Themistokli, Thoma, Vangjel
Female names: Dhimitra, Margarita, Maria, Naunka, Parashqevi, Thomaidha

Notable people originated from Grabova