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Dhivër
Dhivër ( sq, Dhivëri, el, Δίβρη) is a village and a former municipality in the Vlorë County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Finiq. The population at the 2011 census was 1,396, The municipal unit consists of the villages: Dhivër; Rumanxë; Memoraq; Navaricë; Dermish; Leshnicë e Sipërme; Leshnicë e Poshtme; Janicat; Llupsat; Cerkovicë; Shëndre and Maliçan. Demographics A 1993 study by Leonidas Kallivretakis found that the population of the commune consisted of 91% ethnic Greek Christians and 9% Albanian Muslims, the latter all located in the village of Navaricë.Kallivretakis, Leonidas (1995).Η ελληνική κοινότητα της Αλβανίας υπό το πρίσμα της ιστορικής γεωγραφίας και δημογραφίας [The Greek Community of Albania in terms of historical geography and demography" In Nikolakopoulos, Ilias, Kouloubis Theodoros A. & Thanos M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhivër
Dhivër ( sq, Dhivëri, el, Δίβρη) is a village and a former municipality in the Vlorë County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Finiq. The population at the 2011 census was 1,396, The municipal unit consists of the villages: Dhivër; Rumanxë; Memoraq; Navaricë; Dermish; Leshnicë e Sipërme; Leshnicë e Poshtme; Janicat; Llupsat; Cerkovicë; Shëndre and Maliçan. Demographics A 1993 study by Leonidas Kallivretakis found that the population of the commune consisted of 91% ethnic Greek Christians and 9% Albanian Muslims, the latter all located in the village of Navaricë.Kallivretakis, Leonidas (1995).Η ελληνική κοινότητα της Αλβανίας υπό το πρίσμα της ιστορικής γεωγραφίας και δημογραφίας [The Greek Community of Albania in terms of historical geography and demography" In Nikolakopoulos, Ilias, Kouloubis Theodoros A. & Thanos M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finiq
Finiq ( sq, Finiq or Finiqi, el, Φοινίκη, Foiniki) is a settlement, considered town or village, and municipality in Vlorë County, in southern Albania located 8 km from the Ionian Sea and 20 km north of the Greek border. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former communes Aliko, Dhivër, Livadhja, Mesopotam, and Finiq itself. It is inhabited by ethnic Greeks and is one of two municipalities in Albania in which Greeks form a majority, alongside Dropull. The seat of the municipality is the village Dermish. The total population is 10,529 (2011 census), in a total area of 444.28 km2. The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 1,333; according to the civil offices, which count all citizens including those who live abroad, was 6,780 (2011 estimate). Name The ancient name of the Greek toponym ( el, Φοινίκη) was not preserved through literary revival. As such the modern settlement retained in the Ottom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leshnicë E Sipërme
Leshnicë e Sipërme (, ''Ano Lesinitsa'') is a village in the Vlorë County in Albania near the Greek-Albanian border. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Finiq. It is inhabited solely by Greeks. Notable people * Nikos Katsalidas (''Niko Kacalidha'', b. 1949), poet and founding member of the organization of the Greek minority, '' Omonoia''. Nearest places *Leshnicë e Poshtme * Cerkovicë * Maliçan * Shëndre *Dhrovjan * Kërrë *Tsamantas Tsamantas () is a village located in Epirus. Tsamantas lies near to the border with Albania in northern Greece, in the regional unit of Thesprotia. Indeed, the Albanian border is very clearly visible from the high lofts that are Tsamantas, the high ... (Greece) References External links *Some recent photos from the village: Panoramio - Photo of Ano Lesinitsa - Northern EpirusPanoramio - Photo of Pano LeshnicaPanoramio - Photo of Agios Georgios. Pano Leshnica. Greek communities in Albania Populated pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cerkovicë
Cerkovicë (, ''Tserkovitsa'') is a village in the Vlorë County in Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Finiq. It is inhabited solely by Greeks. Nearest places *Leshnicë e Poshtme *Leshnicë e Sipërme Leshnicë e Sipërme (, ''Ano Lesinitsa'') is a village in the Vlorë County in Albania near the Greek-Albanian border. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Finiq. It is inhabited solely by Greeks. Notable people ... * Maliçan * Shëndre References Greek communities in Albania Populated places in Finiq Villages in Vlorë County {{Vlorë-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Albania
Municipalities ( sq, or ) are the second-level administrative divisions of Albania, administrative divisions of Albania, below county (Albania), counties and above administrative unit (Albania), administrative units or communes of Albania, communes. Since the most recent administrative reforms in 2014, Albania has 61 municipalities. History Municipalities are considered the basic administrative division of Albania. Since Albanian Declaration of Independence, its Declaration of Independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1912, Albania has reorganized administrative divisions of Albania, internal administration 21 times. From independence until the year 2000, regional government was organized into regions of Albania, regions () of varing numbers, size, and importance. They were consolidated into groups comprising 12 county (Albania), counties in 1991. Following the Albanian Constitution, 1998 constitutional reforms, the 36 regions of the time were abolished entirely and replaced by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leshnicë E Poshtme
Leshnicë e Poshtme ( ''Kato Lesinitsa'') is a village in the Vlorë County in Albania, adjacent to the Greek-Albanian borders. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Finiq. It is located less than 1 km north-west of the Greek border. It consists of ethnic Greek population. , ''Framework Convention for the protection of national minorities'' 98-08-18. Geography The village is situated on an altitude of 648 meters (2129 ft) above the sea-level.Nearest places *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janicat
Janicat ( sq-definite, Janicati; Greek: Γιαννιτσάτι or Γιαννιτσάτες) is a settlement in the Vlorë County, southwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Finiq. Notable people *Katina Papa Katina Papa ( el, Κατίνα Παπά; 1903–1959) was a Greek writer. She became well known for her poetry and novels. Life She was born in the village of Janicat in the Ottoman Empire, today part of the Finiq municipality in southern Alb ... Sources {{Finiq div Greek communities in Albania Populated places in Finiq Villages in Vlorë County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
