Petran
Petran | |
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.svg)  Petran | |
| Coordinates: 40°12′N 20°24′E / 40.200°N 20.400°E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Gjirokastër |
| Municipality | Përmet |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Municipal unit | 1,622 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Petran is a village and a former municipality in the Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Përmet.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 1,622.[2] The municipal unit consists of the villages Petran, Leshnicë, Leusë, Lipë, Qilarishtë, Badilonjë, Benjë-Novoselë, Delvinë, Kaludh, Lupckë, Gjinakar (Gjinkar), Ogdunan, Isgar, Lipivan-Trabozishtë, Tremisht and Bodar. There are a couple of restaurants that look out over the Vjosa river.[3][4]
Demographics
The village of Lipë is inhabited by inhabitants whose mother tongue is Albanian.[5]
Notable people
- Stath Melani, Orthodox priest and participant in the Congress of Manastir, from Melan.[6]
References
- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6371. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ 2011 census results Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Tour and Travel Agency in Albania | 2-Albania". Archived from the original on 2017-04-08. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
- ^ Greece – Albania Neighbourhood Programme Archived 2012-03-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Hammond, Nicholas Geoffrey Lemprière (1967). Epirus: the Geography, the Ancient Remains, the History and Topography of Epirus and Adjacent Areas. Oxford: Clarendon Press. pp. 274–275. ISBN 9780198142539. "I visited Lipa and found that all the inhabitants spoke Albanian as their native tongue."
- ^ Vatra e kulturës (in Albanian). Shtëpija Qëndrore e Krijimtarisë Popullore. 1969. p. 30.
Sources
- Lauria, Antonio; Flora, Valbona; Guza, Kamela (2020). Five Albanian Villages : guidelines for a Sustainable Tourism Development through the Enhancement of the Cultural Heritage (PDF). Firenze University Press. ISBN 978-88-5518-174-7.
Subdivisions of Përmet municipality | ||
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Municipal seat: Përmet | ||
| Administrative unit of Çarçovë |
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| Administrative unit of Frashër |
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| Administrative unit of Përmet | ||
| Administrative unit of Petran | ||
| Administrative unit of Qendër Piskovë |
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Subdivisions of Gjirokastër County | ||
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County seat: Gjirokastër | ||
| Municipality of Dropull |  | |
| Municipality of Gjirokastër | ||
| Municipality of Këlcyrë | ||
| Municipality of Libohovë | ||
| Municipality of Memaliaj | ||
| Municipality of Përmet | ||
| Municipality of Tepelenë | ||
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