In 1914 it came under the control of the Northern Epirote forces, which repelled the newly established Albanian gendarmerie units from the region.

[3] On 21 November 1940, during the Greco-Italian War, units of the II Army Corps of the advancing Greek forces entered Ersekë after breaching the Italian defences.

Its main theater of 400 seats hosts performances by various groups from Korçë, Tirana and local artists.

The ethnographic museum also houses a collection of traditional costumes, textiles and other crafts, unique to the Erseka region.

[citation needed] Erseka is also renowned for its woodcrafts, stone carving and carpet weaving tradition.