Goranxi ( gr, Γοραντζή, , ''Gorantzi'' or Καλογοραντζή, ''Kalogorantzi'') is a
settlement
Settlement may refer to:
*Human settlement, a community where people live
*Settlement (structural), the distortion or disruption of parts of a building
*Closing (real estate), the final step in executing a real estate transaction
*Settlement (fina ...
in the former
Dropull i Poshtëm municipality,
Gjirokastër County
Gjirokastër County ( sq, Qarku i Gjirokastrës) is one of the 12 counties of Albania. The total population in 2021 was 58,031, in an area of 2884 km². Its capital is the city Gjirokastër.
Administrative divisions
Until 2000, Gjirokastër ...
, southern
Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality
Dropull. It is within the larger
Dropull region.
Demographics
In the Ottoman tax registry of 1520, ''Kalogoranxi'' (Gornaxi e Poshtme) appears as having 151 households. In the same Ottoman register the Albanian anthroponyms ''Gjon'' and ''Gjin'' are frequently attested, as per. ex. : ''Gjon Papadopulo, Gjon Bazhani, Gjon Deda, Gjon Kondi, Gjin Bazhani'' (twice), ''Gjin Ruvini, Gjin Kostandini, Gjin Nako, Gjin Andoni''. However here, the rendering ''Jani'' is more frequent. Other Albanian anthroponyms such as ''Deda, Laluç'' and ''Kol'' also appear.
It is inhabited by members of the
Greek minority.
Culture
Religion
Orthodox
Orthodox, Orthodoxy, or Orthodoxism may refer to:
Religion
* Orthodoxy, adherence to accepted norms, more specifically adherence to creeds, especially within Christianity and Judaism, but also less commonly in non-Abrahamic religions like Neo-pag ...
complexes within Goranxi:
* Church of St. Athanasius (Ναός Αγίου Αθανασίου, ''Kisha e Shën Thanasit'')
* Monastery of St. Mary (Μοναστήρι της Παναγιάς, ''Manastiri i Shën Mërisë'') - Declared a "Cultural Monument" (''Monumente kulturore'') in 1963.
Gallery
File:Street Sign Goranxi.jpg, Goranxi Road Sign
References
Populated places in Dropull
Greek communities in Albania
Villages in Gjirokastër County
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