Kranë
Κρανιά | |
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Coordinates: 39°53′29″N 20°05′23″E / 39.89139°N 20.08972°E | |
Country | Albania |
County | Vlorë |
Municipality | Finiq |
Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Kranë ( Albanian definite form: Krana; Greek: Κρανιά; romanized Kraniá) is a village in Vlorë County, southern Albania. [1] At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality of Finiq. [2] It is inhabited solely by Greeks. [3]
In antiquity it was an Epirote town, known as "Elikranon" (Greek: Ελίκρανον). [4] The ancient ruins can be seen even today. The name "Krania" is firstly mentioned in the Chronicle of the Tocco in 1412. [5] In 1856, the Greek scholar Panagiotis Aravantinos writes about the village: [6] «... a village with 15 houses, of Greek origin, the spoken language is Greek and belongs to the diocese of Delvino.» [6]
In 1925-1926, the village had a Greek school with 50 students and 1 teacher. [7] During World War II the village was burnt by Albanian partisans. [8]
Thimios Lolis (1880-1961) was born in the village, a Greek chieftain who fought in the Macedonian Struggle in the group of Pavlos Melas, the Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus, the Balkan Wars and in the Greco-Italian War. [9] [10] A monument to honour him exists in the village. Between 2018-19, the Thimios Lolis monument was vandalized twice by Albanian nationalists. [11] [12]
In the Ottoman defter of the Sanjak of Delvina from 1431-1432, 4 villages in the area of Vurgu are recorded: Finiki (Finiqi), Vurgo, Jeromi and Krajna, each with very few inhabitants. Among these villages, in the Ottoman register mentioned above typical Albanian names are attested, such as: Gjin, Reçi, Leka, Gjon, Dorza, Meksh Nika and Deda. [13]
Kranë (Krajna) is again recorded in the Ottoman register of 1520 as a settlement in the Sanjak of Delvina with a total of 19 households, the vast majority of attested household heads bearing typical Albanian anthroponyms: Gjin Ilia; Bardh Kola; Gjon Pelegri; Tole Dhima; Gjin Pelegri; Jorgji Kasneci; Nikolla Murojet; Golem Sirpopi; Bardh Lopci; Lekë Lopci; Teodor Istrozi; Martin Gjoni; Martin Kasneci; Dhimo Gjini; Kosta Kalici; Gjon Marini; Kosta Kosta; Deda Gjoni; Gjin Kasneci. [14]
Kranë is subsequently attested in the defter of 1583 in the Sanjak of Delvina where its size had decreased to 9 households, the vast majority of attested household heads bearing Albanian anthroponyms: Gjin Gjoni; Dhimo Gjon Pope; Pope Gjin Pope; Dhimo Kondi; Bard Kondi; Gjon Gjini; Ogos (possibly, Ivgos) Dhimo; Qirko Dhimo; Dhimo Gjini. [15]
According to a research of 1993, the village had a permanent population of 854, of which all were ethnically Greeks. [3]
Τα χωριά Κρανιά, Πέπελη, Σωπική, Σμίνετσι, Λαζάτες, Αλίκο, Γριάζανη, Μουζίνα, Δρόβιανη κάηκαν, ύστερα από προβοκατόρικη επίθεση του αλβανικού ΕΑΜ κατά των Γερμανών.
Καπετάνιος Θύμιος Λώλης 1880- 1961 από την Κρανιά της Βορείου Ηπείρου. Μακεδονομάχος πλάι στον Παύλο Μελά. Διακρίθηκε για τη συμμετοχή του στον Μακεδονικό Αγώνα, τους Βαλκανικούς Πολέμους και τον Βορειοηπειρωτικό αγώνα.
Kranë
Κρανιά | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 39°53′29″N 20°05′23″E / 39.89139°N 20.08972°E | |
Country | Albania |
County | Vlorë |
Municipality | Finiq |
Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Kranë ( Albanian definite form: Krana; Greek: Κρανιά; romanized Kraniá) is a village in Vlorë County, southern Albania. [1] At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality of Finiq. [2] It is inhabited solely by Greeks. [3]
In antiquity it was an Epirote town, known as "Elikranon" (Greek: Ελίκρανον). [4] The ancient ruins can be seen even today. The name "Krania" is firstly mentioned in the Chronicle of the Tocco in 1412. [5] In 1856, the Greek scholar Panagiotis Aravantinos writes about the village: [6] «... a village with 15 houses, of Greek origin, the spoken language is Greek and belongs to the diocese of Delvino.» [6]
In 1925-1926, the village had a Greek school with 50 students and 1 teacher. [7] During World War II the village was burnt by Albanian partisans. [8]
Thimios Lolis (1880-1961) was born in the village, a Greek chieftain who fought in the Macedonian Struggle in the group of Pavlos Melas, the Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus, the Balkan Wars and in the Greco-Italian War. [9] [10] A monument to honour him exists in the village. Between 2018-19, the Thimios Lolis monument was vandalized twice by Albanian nationalists. [11] [12]
In the Ottoman defter of the Sanjak of Delvina from 1431-1432, 4 villages in the area of Vurgu are recorded: Finiki (Finiqi), Vurgo, Jeromi and Krajna, each with very few inhabitants. Among these villages, in the Ottoman register mentioned above typical Albanian names are attested, such as: Gjin, Reçi, Leka, Gjon, Dorza, Meksh Nika and Deda. [13]
Kranë (Krajna) is again recorded in the Ottoman register of 1520 as a settlement in the Sanjak of Delvina with a total of 19 households, the vast majority of attested household heads bearing typical Albanian anthroponyms: Gjin Ilia; Bardh Kola; Gjon Pelegri; Tole Dhima; Gjin Pelegri; Jorgji Kasneci; Nikolla Murojet; Golem Sirpopi; Bardh Lopci; Lekë Lopci; Teodor Istrozi; Martin Gjoni; Martin Kasneci; Dhimo Gjini; Kosta Kalici; Gjon Marini; Kosta Kosta; Deda Gjoni; Gjin Kasneci. [14]
Kranë is subsequently attested in the defter of 1583 in the Sanjak of Delvina where its size had decreased to 9 households, the vast majority of attested household heads bearing Albanian anthroponyms: Gjin Gjoni; Dhimo Gjon Pope; Pope Gjin Pope; Dhimo Kondi; Bard Kondi; Gjon Gjini; Ogos (possibly, Ivgos) Dhimo; Qirko Dhimo; Dhimo Gjini. [15]
According to a research of 1993, the village had a permanent population of 854, of which all were ethnically Greeks. [3]
Τα χωριά Κρανιά, Πέπελη, Σωπική, Σμίνετσι, Λαζάτες, Αλίκο, Γριάζανη, Μουζίνα, Δρόβιανη κάηκαν, ύστερα από προβοκατόρικη επίθεση του αλβανικού ΕΑΜ κατά των Γερμανών.
Καπετάνιος Θύμιος Λώλης 1880- 1961 από την Κρανιά της Βορείου Ηπείρου. Μακεδονομάχος πλάι στον Παύλο Μελά. Διακρίθηκε για τη συμμετοχή του στον Μακεδονικό Αγώνα, τους Βαλκανικούς Πολέμους και τον Βορειοηπειρωτικό αγώνα.