Horë-Vranisht is a village and a former

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in the

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, southwestern

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. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality

Himarë Himarë ( sq-definite, Himara; , ''Chimara'' or Χειμάρρα, ''Cheimarra'') is a Municipalities of Albania, municipality and region in Vlorë County, southern Albania. The municipality has a total area of and consists of the administrative ...

. The population at the 2011 census was 2,080.2011 census results
The municipal unit consists of the villages Vranisht, Kuç, Bolenë, Kallarat and

Tërbaç Tërbaç is a village in Hore-Vranisht municipal area, Himarë and it is in Vlorë County, in southwestern Albania. It is located on the face of mount Çika and it is close to the river of Shushicë. Tërbaç is nearby the villages of Brataj, Vrani ...

Name

The village was documented for the first time as Vranisht in 1274, as one of the dominions of the Kingdom of Albania. It is mentioned in the Ottoman documents of 1431-32 as Ivraniste, and with the actual form Vranisht in 1759. It was later known as ''Korvaleş'' and was the

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centre in the Korvaleş ''

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'' (Its centre was Koç) in Ergiri sanjak of Yanya Vilayet before 1912).

World War II

During

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Vranisht was part of the battlefield of the Battle of Gjorm, where Albanian resistance units defeated and routed the troops of the

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Demographics

According to the Ottoman

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of the 1430s there were sixteen houses at Vranisht at that time. In the 19th century the population had grown to 350 houses and 1600 people living in Vranisht. During the 1990s the population of Vranisht was lowered due to emigration. During the

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local names of the Albanians of Vranisht have been documented. The most common names documented are: Dedëgjoni, Dedëgjini, Nikhila, Lëmpali, Gjinkolli, Gjelkuca, Gjinstrati, Gjondreu, Gjikëbitri, Gjonezhi and Gjingjoni.

Notable people

*Gjon Kondi *Beqir Mete Shkurtaj * Sali Murat Hasanaj (Vranishti) * Sali Hallkokondi *Hysen Çino *Mumin Selami (Kallarat)
Meçan Qejvani
(Kallarat) * Zejnel Çelo Shakohoxhaj *Xhemil Veli Duka
Vasfi Duka
* Teki Azbi Tartari

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hore-Vranisht Former municipalities in Vlorë County Administrative units of Himara Labëria