Pllakë
Πλάκα | |
|---|---|
.svg)  Pllakë | |
| Coordinates: 39°48′33″N 20°04′52″E / 39.80917°N 20.08111°E | |
| Country | 
Albania |
| County | Vlorë |
| Municipality | Finiq |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
| Website | www.plakabh.blogspot.com |
Pllakë ( Albanian definite form: Pllaka; Greek: Πλάκα; romanized: Pláka) 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] The village was formerly known as Memushbej ( Greek: Μεμούσβεη). [4]
Etymology
The former name of the village was of Albanian origin: Memushbej. [5]
Demographics
According to Ottoman statistics, the village had 71 inhabitants in 1895. [4] The village had 489 inhabitants in 1993, all ethnically Greeks. [3]
References
- ^ "Location of Pllakë".
- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6376. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ a b 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 Greek). Εκδόσεις Σιδέρης. p. 54. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ a b Μιχάλης Κοκολάκης, " Η τουρκική στατιστική της Ηπείρου στο Σαλναμέ του 1895" στο Βασίλης Παναγιωτόπουλος, Λεωνίδας Καλλιβρετάκης, Δημήτρης Δημητρόπουλος, Μιχάλης Κοκολάκης και Ευδοκία Ολυμπίτου (επιμ.), Πληθυσμοί και οικισμοί του ελληνικού χώρου. Ιστορικά μελετήματα, Ινστιτούτο Νεοελληνικών Ερευνών/Εθνικό Ίδρυμα Ερευνών, Athens 2003, p. 287
- ^ Demiraj, Shaban (2008). "La situation ethnique-linguistique des habitants de Dropulli et de Vurgu au cours des siecles". Studia Albanica. 1. Academy of Sciences of Albania: 77–91. ISSN 0585-5047.
External links
- From Vurgu i Ri (Kainourio) to Plaka by car
- Locals celebrating the Dormition of the Mother of God, 2014
Subdivisions of
Finiq Municipality | ||
|---|---|---|
Municipal Seat:
Finiq | ||
| Administrative Unit of Aliko |
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| Administrative Unit of Dhivër |
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| Administrative Unit of Finiq | ||
| Administrative Unit of Livadhe | ||
| Administrative Unit of Mesopotam | ||
Pllakë
Πλάκα | |
|---|---|
Pllakë | |
| Coordinates: 39°48′33″N 20°04′52″E / 39.80917°N 20.08111°E | |
| Country |
Albania |
| County | Vlorë |
| Municipality | Finiq |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
| Website | www.plakabh.blogspot.com |
Pllakë ( Albanian definite form: Pllaka; Greek: Πλάκα; romanized: Pláka) 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] The village was formerly known as Memushbej ( Greek: Μεμούσβεη). [4]
Etymology
The former name of the village was of Albanian origin: Memushbej. [5]
Demographics
According to Ottoman statistics, the village had 71 inhabitants in 1895. [4] The village had 489 inhabitants in 1993, all ethnically Greeks. [3]
References
- ^ "Location of Pllakë".
- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6376. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ a b 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 Greek). Εκδόσεις Σιδέρης. p. 54. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ a b Μιχάλης Κοκολάκης, " Η τουρκική στατιστική της Ηπείρου στο Σαλναμέ του 1895" στο Βασίλης Παναγιωτόπουλος, Λεωνίδας Καλλιβρετάκης, Δημήτρης Δημητρόπουλος, Μιχάλης Κοκολάκης και Ευδοκία Ολυμπίτου (επιμ.), Πληθυσμοί και οικισμοί του ελληνικού χώρου. Ιστορικά μελετήματα, Ινστιτούτο Νεοελληνικών Ερευνών/Εθνικό Ίδρυμα Ερευνών, Athens 2003, p. 287
- ^ Demiraj, Shaban (2008). "La situation ethnique-linguistique des habitants de Dropulli et de Vurgu au cours des siecles". Studia Albanica. 1. Academy of Sciences of Albania: 77–91. ISSN 0585-5047.
External links
- From Vurgu i Ri (Kainourio) to Plaka by car
- Locals celebrating the Dormition of the Mother of God, 2014
Subdivisions of
Finiq Municipality | ||
|---|---|---|
Municipal Seat:
Finiq | ||
| Administrative Unit of Aliko |
| |
| Administrative Unit of Dhivër |
| |
| Administrative Unit of Finiq | ||
| Administrative Unit of Livadhe | ||
| Administrative Unit of Mesopotam | ||