Horë-Vranisht | |
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 Hills in the area | |
.svg)  Horë-Vranisht | |
| Coordinates:40°13′N19°41′E / 40.217°N 19.683°E /40.217; 19.683 | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Vlorë |
| Municipality | Himarë |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Administrative unit | 2,080 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Horë-Vranisht is a village and a formermunicipality in theVlorë County, southwesternAlbania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipalityHimarë.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 2,080.[2] The municipal unit consists of the villages Vranisht,Kuç, Bolenë,Kallarat andTërbaç.[3]
The village was documented for the first time as Vranisht in 1274, as one of the dominions of theKingdom of Albania.[citation needed] It is mentioned in theOttoman documents of 1431-32 as Ivraniste, and with the actual form Vranisht in 1759.[4] It was later known asKorvaleş and was thenahiya centre in the Korvaleşkaza (Its centre wasKoç) inErgiri sanjak ofYanya Vilayet before 1912).
DuringWorld War II Vranisht was part of the battlefield of theBattle of Gjorm, whereAlbanian resistance units defeated and routed the troops of theKingdom of Italy.[5]
According to theOttomandefter 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 theLate Middle Ages 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.[6]
Subdivisions ofVlorë County | ||
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County seat:Vlorë | ||
| Municipality ofDelvinë |  | |
| Municipality ofFiniq | ||
| Municipality ofHimarë | ||
| Municipality ofKonispol | ||
| Municipality ofSarandë | ||
| Municipality ofSelenicë | ||
| Municipality ofVlorë | ||
Subdivisions ofHimarë municipality | ||
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Municipal seat:Himarë | ||
| Administrative unit ofHimarë |  | |
| Administrative unit ofHorë-Vranisht | ||
| Administrative unit ofLukovë | ||