Koshovicë


Koshovicë is a village in Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality of Dropull. It is inhabited solely by Greeks.
St. Mary's Monastery Church, located within the village, is a Religious Cultural Monument of Albania.

Demographics

According to Ottoman statistics, the village had 188 inhabitants in 1895. The village had 864 inhabitants in 1993, all ethnically Greeks. The village today has a permanent population of roughly 350-400 inhabitants, notably due to migration to Greece or other countries. Despite this, the population doubles in Easter, Summer and Christmas, as most people return to their village to celebrate or have holidays with their families.

Notable individuals