Vrinë

Vrinë (definite form: Vrina; Greek: Βρίνα) is a village in the former Xarrë municipality, Vlorë County in Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Konispol.[1]

Vrinë
Βρίνα
Village
Vrinë is located in Albania
Vrinë
Vrinë
Coordinates: 39°44′N 20°1′E
Country Albania
CountyVlorë
MunicipalityKonispol
Municipal unitXarrë
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Name

The name of the village is of Greek origin: Vrina (Greek: Βρύνα) defines a place of abundant vegetation and sources of water.[2]

Demographics

Vrinë is a new village established during the communist period and is populated by Albanians (718): 400 Muslim and 318 Orthodox, as well as by Greeks (300).[3]

References
  1. "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6376. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. Κυριαζής, Δώρης (2001). "Ελληνικές επιδράσεις στην αλβανική: Ι. Φωνητική και μορφολογική προσαρμογή των ελληνικών δανείων: ΙΙ. Λεξικό των ελληνικών δανείων της αλβανικής". didaktorika.gr (in Greek). University of Thessaloniki: 329. doi:10.12681/eadd/22897. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  3. 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 M. Veremis (eds). Ο Ελληνισμός της Αλβανίας [The Greeks of Albania]. University of Athens. p. 51. "Ε Έλληνες, ΑΧ Αλβανοί Ορθόδοξοι Χριστιανοί, AM Αλβανοί Μουσουλμάνοι, ΤΣ Τσάμηδες, Β Βλάχοι, Μ Μικτός πληθυσμός”; p.52. "XARRE TZAPA 2085 AX + αμ (200) + ε/β (50); MURSI ΜΟΥΡΣΙ (ΜΟΥΡΤΣΙΑ) 1984 AX + αμ + ε; VRINE BPINA (νέο) 1018 M (400 AM+ 318 ΑΧ+ 300 E); SHKALLE ΣΚΑΛΛΑ 619 Β + αμ + ε"


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