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, Izgar, Lipivan-Trabozishtë, Tremisht and Bodar. There are a couple of restaurants that look out over the Vjosa river.[3][4]
Petran | |
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 The village of Petran | |
.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) |
Izgar
editFshati Izgar in Petran is and has been uninhabited for many years, roughly around 50. From that it can be quite considered as a lost city and without the help of people from Izgar it is quite impossible to get there. On Google there are only some results of Izgar, and you can even find 1 video however it is impossible to find Izgar on google maps directions. From people who have visited Izgar the coordinates of it on google maps are 40°14'38.0"N 20°28'59.0"E. Izgar has been very beautiful with its structural houses and rocks and natural beauty. To get to Izgar today is very difficult however the ones who can go should go and Izgari should never be forgotten.[original research?]
Demographics
editThe village of Lipë is inhabited by inhabitants whose mother tongue is Albanian.[5]
Notable people
edit- Stath Melani, Orthodox priest and participant in the Congress of Manastir, from Melan.[6]
References
edit- ^ "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
edit- 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.
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