Goranxi
Goranxi
Καλογοραντζή | |
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  Goranxi | |
| Coordinates:40°1′1″N20°11′21″E/ 40.01694°N 20.18917°E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Gjirokastër |
| Municipality | Dropull |
| Municipal unit | Dropull i Poshtëm |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
Goranxi(Greek:Γοραντζή,romanized:,Gorantzior Καλογοραντζή,Kalogorantzi) is asettlementin the formerDropull i Poshtëmmunicipality,Gjirokastër County,southernAlbania.[1]At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipalityDropull.[2]It is within the largerDropullregion.
Demographics
[edit]In the Ottoman tax registry of 1520,Kalogoranxi(Gornaxi e Poshtme) appears as having 151 households. In the same Ottoman register the Albanian anthroponymsGjonandGjinare frequently attested, as per. ex.:Gjon Papadopulo, Gjon Bazhani, Gjon Deda, Gjon Kondi, Gjin Bazhani(twice),Gjin Ruvini, Gjin Kostandini, Gjin Nako, Gjin Andoni.However here, the renderingJaniis more frequent. Other Albanian anthroponyms such asDeda, LaluçandKolalso appear.[3]
It is inhabited by members of theGreekminority.[4]
Culture
[edit]Religion
[edit]Orthodoxcomplexes within Goranxi:
- Church of St. Athanasius (Ναός Αγίου Αθανασίου,Kisha e Shën Thanasit)
- Monastery of St. Mary (Μοναστήρι της Παναγιάς,Manastiri i Shën Mërisë) - Declared a "Cultural Monument" (Monumente kulturore) in 1963.
Gallery
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Goranxi Road Sign
References
[edit]- ^"Location of Goranxi".Retrieved5 September2010.
- ^"Law nr. 115/2014"(PDF)(in Albanian). p. 6371.Retrieved25 February2022.
- ^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.ISSN0585-5047.
- ^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. 58.ISBN9789600800548.Retrieved2 February2015.
Subdivisions ofDropullmunicipality | ||
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Municipal seat:Dropull | ||
| Administrative unit ofDropull i Poshtëm |  | |
| Administrative unit ofDropull i Sipërm | ||
| Administrative unit ofPogon | ||
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