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Vlorë District
Vlorë District ( sq, Rrethi i Vlorës) was one of the 36 districts of Albania, which were dissolved in July 2000 and replaced by 12 newly created Counties of Albania, counties. It had a population of 147,267 in 2001, and an area of . It is in the south-west of the country, and its capital was the city of Vlorë. Its territory is now part of Vlorë County: the Municipalities of Albania, municipalities of Vlorë, Selenicë and Himara (partly). Its population included a Greeks, Greek minority. Administrative divisions The district consisted of the following Municipalities of Albania, municipalities: *Armen, Albania, Armen *Brataj *Himara *Kotë *Novoselë *Orikum *Qendër Vlorë *Selenicë *Sevaster *Shushicë, Vlorë, Shushicë *Vllahinë *Vlorë *Vranisht Other places in this district included Dhërmi, Palasë, Nartë and Kocul. Vlorë is the closest point of the Albanian coast to the Italian Peninsula. References External linksPostcard of the Vlorë coast
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Vlorë
Vlorë ( , ; sq-definite, Vlora) is the third most populous city of the Republic of Albania and seat of Vlorë County and Vlorë Municipality. Located in southwestern Albania, Vlorë sprawls on the Bay of Vlorë and is surrounded by the foothills of the Ceraunian Mountains along the Albanian Adriatic and Ionian Sea Coasts. It experiences a Mediterranean climate, which is affected by the Ceraunian Mountains and the proximity to the Mediterranean Sea. Vlorë was founded as Aulon as an Ancient Greek colony on the Illyrian coast and was conquered at different periods throughout history by Romans, Byzantines, Normans, Venetians and Ottomans. Between the 18th and 19th centuries, the Albanians gathered both spiritual and intellectual strength for national consciousness, which conclusively led to the Albanian Renaissance. Vlorë played an instrumental role in Albanian Independence as an epicenter for the founders of modern Albania, who signed the Declaration of Independence on 2 ...
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Orikum
Orikum or Pashaliman is a town and a former municipality in Vlorë County, southwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Vlorë. It was named after the ancient city Oricum, which was located 4 km west of modern Orikum. The population at the 2011 census was 5,503.2011 census results
The municipal unit consists of the town Orikum and the villages Dukat Fushë, Dukat,
Tragjas Tragjas is a community in the Vlorë County, southwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Vlorë. History The village has been ...
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Kocul
Kocul is a village in the Vlorë County in southern Albania. It was part of the former municipality of Vllahinë. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Selenicë Selenicë ( rup, Selenitsã "Selițcă") is a municipality in Vlorë County, southwestern Albania. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Armen, Brataj, Kotë, Selenicë, Sevaster and Vllahin .... The population of Kocul in 2011 census was 3,702. Kocul is the birthplace two members of the National Committee for the liberation of Vlora (1920) Duro Shaska and Qazim Koculi. References Populated places in Selenicë Villages in Vlorë County {{Vlorë-geo-stub ...
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Nartë
Nartë ( sq-definite, Narta; el, Νάρτα, also Άρτα, ''Arta'' or Παλαιοάρτα, ''Palioarta'') is a community in Vlorë County. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Vlorë. It is situated northwest of the city of Vlorë. It is predominantly inhabited by ethnic Greeks who speak a unique northern Greek dialect, as well as Albanian. Etymology There is no convincing origin for the name of the settlement. Doris Kyriazis argues that the toponym ''Narta'' derives from Slavic and means 'summit', 'cape'. Synonymous toponyms are also found in various locations in the Slavic world. According to this view, from Slavic it would have been transmitted into Greek Άρτα and Albanian Nartë. Kyriazis also states that the prefix n- comes possibly from the Greek language through the evolution 'tin Arta' -> 'ti Narta' -> 'Narta' and was used as a loan in the Albanian language. Alternatively Shaban Demiraj argues that the name ''Nartë'' is from throu ...
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Palasë
Palasë ( sq, Palasë or ''Palasa''; el, Παλάσα, ''Palasa'') also Paljasa ( el, Παλιάσα), is a village in Himarë municipality (13 kilometres from the town), Vlorë County, southern Albania. It is located near the Llogara National Park and next to the Ionian Sea, Ionian coast on the Albanian Riviera. History In classical antiquity Roman Empire, Roman writer Lucan recorded a town named Palaeste on the Ceraunian Mountains, which corresponds to the site area of modern day Palasë. In Palaeste, Julius Caesar landed from Brundusium, in order to carry on the Caesar's Civil War, war against Pompey.Lucan, ''Pharsalia, Phars''5.460 "''caelo languente fretoque naufragii spes omnis abit. sed nocte fugata laesum nube dies iubar extulit imaque sensim concussit pelagi mouitque Ceraunia nautis. inde rapi coepere rates atque aequora classem curua sequi, quae iam uento fluctuque secundo lapsa Palaestinas uncis confixit harenas. prima duces iunctis uidit consistere castris tellus, qua ...
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Dhërmi
Dhërmi ( sq-definite, Dhërmiu; el, Δρυμάδες, ''Drymádes'') is a village in Vlorë County, Albania. It is part of the municipality of Himarë. The village lies 42 kilometers south of the city of Vlorë and about the same distance north of the southern city of Sarandë. It is built on a slope of the Ceraunian Mountains at approximately 200 meters in altitude, and comprises three neighborhoods: Gjilek, Kondraq, Kallami, and Dhërmi itself. The mountains descend to the southwest into the Ionian coast and Corfu in the distance to the south. Nearby is the village of Palasë. The local inhabitants of Dhërmi mainly speak a variant of the Greek Himariote dialect, and partly the Tosk Albanian dialect.: "The official Albanian name Dhërmi is mainly used by those inhabitants and seasonal workers who use the southern (Tosk) or the northern (Ghek) Albanian dialects. Many of these newcomers and seasonal workers moved to the village from other parts of Albania during (1945-1990) or a ...
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Vllahinë
Vllahinë is a village and a former municipality in the Vlorë County, southwestern Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares .... At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Selenicë. The population at the 2011 census was 3,111. The municipal unit consists of the villages Vllahinë, Kocul, Mërtiraj, Rexhepaj, Hadëraj, Mallkeq, Gërnec, Petë, Kropisht, Vezhdanisht, Peshkëpi and Penkovë. Its population are ethnic Albanians of the Lab subgroup. References Former municipalities in Vlorë County Administrative units of Selenicë Villages in Vlorë County {{Vlorë-geo-stub ...
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Shushicë, Vlorë
Shushicë is a village and a former municipality in the Vlorë County, southwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Vlorë Vlorë ( , ; sq-definite, Vlora) is the third most populous city of the Republic of Albania and seat of Vlorë County and Vlorë Municipality. Located in southwestern Albania, Vlorë sprawls on the Bay of Vlorë and is surrounded by the foothi .... The population at the 2011 census was 3,981.2011 census results
The municipal unit consists of the villages Shushicë, Bunavi, Beshisht, Grabian, Drithas, Mekat, Llakatund, Çeprat and Risili.
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Sevaster
Sevaster is a village and a former municipality in the Vlorë County, southwestern Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares .... At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Selenicë. The population at the 2011 census was 1,720.2011 census results
The municipal unit consists of the villages Sevaster, Golimbas, Dushkarak, Shkozë, Mazhar, Ploçë, Lezhan and Amonicë.
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Qendër Vlorë
Qendër Vlorë is a former municipality in the Vlorë County, southwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Vlorë. The population at the 2011 census was 7,621.2011 census results
The municipal unit consists of the villages Bestrovë, Babicë e Madhe, Babicë e Vogël, Hoshtimë, , Kërkovë, , Sherishtë, Panaja, Xhyherinë, and