Zvërnec

Zvërnec
Village
Zvërnec
Coordinates: 40°30′55″N 19°25′01″E / 40.51528°N 19.41694°E / 40.51528; 19.41694Coordinates: 40°30′55″N 19°25′01″E / 40.51528°N 19.41694°E / 40.51528; 19.41694
Country Albania Albania
County Vlorë
Municipality Vlorë
Administrative Unit Qendër Vlorë
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Zvërnec (Greek: Σβέρνιτσα Svernitsa)[1] is a community in Vlorë County. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Vlorë.[2] It is situated northwest of the city of Vlorë.

Zvërnec, together with nearby Nartë, is a Greek-speaking pocket in the area north of Vlorë.[1][3] The surrounding region is full of salt marshes. Narta Lagoon, which hosts a unique ecosystem, lies north of the village.[4]

Near the village lies the island that bears the same name, and a Byzantine monastery dedicated to Virgin Mary.

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 M. B. Hatzopoulos. The Borders of Hellenism in Epirus during Antiquity. Epirus: Ekdotike Athenon, p. 145, 1997.
  2. Law nr. 115/2014
  3. Hammond, Nicholas Geoffrey Lemprière (1993). Collected Studies: Alexander and his successors in Macedonia. A.M. Hakkert. p. 407.
  4. Council of Europe, Albania. Ministry of Health and Environment (1995). Protection of coastal areas of the Adriatic Sea: proceedings : colloquy organised within the framework of European Nature Conservation Year 1995 in co-operation with the Ministry of Health and Environment of Albania. Council of Europe. ISBN 978-92-871-2851-5.
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