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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] |
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 ... [...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] |
Greek Communities In Albania
The Greeks of Albania are ethnic Greeks who live in or originate from areas within modern Albania. After ethnic Albanians, they form the second largest ethnic group in the country. They are mostly concentrated in the south of the country, in the areas of the northern part of the historical region of Epirus, in parts of Vlorë County, Gjirokastër, Korçë and Berat County. The area is also known as Northern Epirus. Consequently, the Greeks hailing specifically from Southern Albania are also known as Northern Epirotes ( el, Βορειοηπειρώτες ''Vorioipirotes'', sq, Vorioepirot). The Greeks who live in the "minority zones" of Albania are officially recognised by the Albanian government as the Greek National Minority of Albania ( el, Ελληνική Μειονότητα στην Αλβανία, ''Elliniki Mionotita stin Alvania''; sq, Minoriteti Grek në Shqipëri). In 1913, after the end of five centuries of Ottoman rule, the area was included under the sov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 highest mountain in the region. You can also see Corfu on a clear day in the distance to your left, as you stand facing the Albanian border. An incredibly beautiful and scenic location, with some of the purest mountain water found anywhere in the Hellenic Republic. Due to 'chain migration', many descendants of the inhabitants of Tsamantas now live in Worcester Massachusetts, or in Melbourne Australia, with a few others in Athens, Thessaloniki and other locales. However, whilst expatriates do visit throughout the year, every August 15, being the Saint or Feast Day of Mary, the Mother of Jesus, the place comes alive. People from around the globe with a personal link to Tsamantas return to celebrate, to mingle and to reclaim their roots. Names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhrovjan
Dhrovjan ( sq-definite, Dhrovjani; el, Δρόβιανη, ''Droviani'') is a community in the Vlorë County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Finiq. It is located east of Sarandë. An ethnic Greek village, in 1967 it contained around 300 houses, divided into two ''Mahalle''. Ancient Greek coins have been excavated in the fields of Dhrovjan, which have provided evidence that there were once several ancient Greek temples in the area. Dhrovjan is the burial place of Harold 'Bill' Sykes, a British bi-plane pilot shot down in November 1940. Dhrovjan is inhabited solely by Greeks. Notable people * Tasos Vidouris *Konstantinos Stephanopoulos Konstantinos "Kostis" Stephanopoulos ( el, Κωνσταντίνος (Κωστής) Στεφανόπουλος, 15 August 1926 – 20 November 2016) was a Greek conservative politician who served two consecutive terms as the president of Gree ... References External links Site of the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shëndre
Shëndre ( sq-definite, Shëndra; el, Άγιος Ανδρέας; romanized: ''Ágios Andréas'') is a small village in Vlorë County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality of Finiq. It is inhabited solely by Greeks. The name of the village in both languages means "Saint Andrew Andrew the Apostle ( grc-koi, Ἀνδρέᾱς, Andréās ; la, Andrēās ; , syc, ܐܰܢܕ݁ܪܶܐܘܳܣ, ʾAnd’reʾwās), also called Saint Andrew, was an apostle of Jesus according to the New Testament. He is the brother of Simon Peter ...". Demographics According to Ottoman statistics, the village had 263 inhabitants in 1895.Μιχάλης Κοκολάκης,Η τουρκική στατιστική της Ηπείρου στο Σαλναμέ του 1895 στο Βασίλης Παναγιωτόπουλος, Λεωνίδας Καλλιβρετάκης, Δημήτρης Δημητρόπουλος, Μιχάλης Κοκολάκης και Ε ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maliçan
Maliçan ( sq, Maliçani, el, Μάλτσιανη; romanized: ''Máltsiani'') is a small village in Vlorë County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality of Finiq. It is inhabited solely by Greeks. History The village has around 16 churches (most ruined), with the most known being the Church of Panagia, dating back to the end of the 16th century. Also Stavrianos Vistiaris is believed to be born in Maltsiani, in the 16th or 17th century. In the late 19th century, the village belonged to the kaza of Delvinë. In April 1944 the village was burned by the Germans. Demographics According to Ottoman statistics, the village had 148 inhabitants in 1895.Μιχάλης Κοκολάκης,Η τουρκική στατιστική της Ηπείρου στο Σαλναμέ του 1895 στο Βασίλης Παναγιωτόπουλος, Λεωνίδας Καλλιβρετάκης, Δημήτρης Δημητρόπουλος, Μιχάλ ... [...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] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omonoia (organization)
The Democratic Union of the Greek Minority – OMONOIA (), better known by its short name Omonoia ( el, Ομόνοια, lit=Concord / Peace, links=no), is a social, political and cultural organization in Albania that promotes minority rights for the Greek minority in the south of the country. Structure Omonoia has four affiliates in the cities of Sarandë, Delvinë, Gjirokastër and Tirana, and some sub-sections in Korçë, Vlorë and Përmet. Its leading forum is the General Council consisting of 45 members, it is elected by the General Conference and held every two years. History The organisation was founded in 1991, after the collapse of the PPSh regime, in the village of Derviçan, by representatives of the Greek national minority. It called for the autonomy of Northern Epirus in 1991 on the basis that the rights provided for the minority under the Albanian constitution were highly precarious. This proposal was rejected and thereby spurred the organization's radical win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Minority In Albania
The Greeks of Albania are ethnic Greeks who live in or originate from areas within modern Albania. After ethnic Albanians, they form the second largest ethnic group in the country. They are mostly concentrated in the south of the country, in the areas of the northern part of the historical region of Epirus, in parts of Vlorë County, Gjirokastër, Korçë and Berat County. The area is also known as Northern Epirus. Consequently, the Greeks hailing specifically from Southern Albania are also known as Northern Epirotes ( el, Βορειοηπειρώτες ''Vorioipirotes'', sq, Vorioepirot). The Greeks who live in the "minority zones" of Albania are officially recognised by the Albanian government as the Greek National Minority of Albania ( el, Ελληνική Μειονότητα στην Αλβανία, ''Elliniki Mionotita stin Alvania''; sq, Minoriteti Grek në Shqipëri). In 1913, after the end of five centuries of Ottoman rule, the area was included under the sovereignty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
