Vrinë
Βρίνα | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 39°44′N 20°1′E / 39.733°N 20.017°E / 39.733; 20.017 | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Vlorë |
| Municipality | Konispol |
| Administrative unit | Xarrë |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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Vrinë (Albanian 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]
Name
The name of the village is of Greek origin: Vrina 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 718 Albanians (400 Muslims and 318 Orthodox) and 300 Greeks.[3]
References
- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6376. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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] (PDF). In Veremis, Thanos; Kouloumpis, Thodoros; Nikolakopoulos, Ilias (eds.). Ο Ελληνισμός της Αλβανίας [Hellenism of Albania] (in Greek). Ekdoseis Sideris. pp. 51–52. ISBN 9789600800548. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 November 2025.
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