In the Middle Ages, as TzernikonorTzernikos it was an episcopal see of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, as a suffragan see of the Archbishopric of Dyrrhachium.[1]
In the medieval period the upland used to be inhabited completely by Catholics.[2] The Roman-Catholic church then erected an episcopal see, which is today the Titular See of Tzernicus and which was a suffragan of the Metropolitan See of Achrida (Ohrid).
In the mid-15th century, the region was ruled by Gjergj Arianiti, one of the main leaders of the Albanian resistance to the Ottoman Empire.[3]
In the late Ottoman period it is reported that the region had 12 villages and 3000 Bektashi inhabitants.[4]
InWorld War II, the area was a centre of the Albanian Resistance to the German occupation.[5]
41°15′N 20°15′E / 41.25°N 20.25°E / 41.25; 20.25
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