Vurgu i Ri
Village in Vlorë, Albania
Vurgu i Ri Καινούργιο or Καινούριο | |
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Village | |
| 39°48′16″N 20°04′17″E / 39.80444°N 20.07139°E / 39.80444; 20.07139 | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Vlorë |
| Municipality | Finiq |
| Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vurgu i Ri (Greek: Καινούργιο/Καινούριο; romanized: Kainoúrgio/Kainoúrio) is a village in Vlorë County, southern Albania.[1] At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality of Finiq.[2] Fieldwork conducted in 1993 found that the village is inhabited solely by Greeks.[3]
Demographics
In the Defter of the Sanjak of Delvinë 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.[4]
According to Ottoman statistics, the village had 72 inhabitants in 1895.[5] The village had 460 inhabitants in 1993, all ethnically Greeks.[3]
References
- ^ "Location of Vurgu i Ri".
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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. 285
External links
- Photo compilation depicting the village
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Subdivisions of Finiq Municipality
Municipal Seat: Finiq
- Cerkovicë
- Dermish
- Dhivër
- Janicat
- Leshnicë e Poshtme
- Leshnicë e Sipërme
- Llupsat
- Maliçan
- Memoraq
- Navaricë
- Rumanxë
- Shëndre
