Maliçan
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Maliçan
Μάλτσιανη | |
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.svg)  Maliçan | |
| Coordinates: 39°48′53″N 20°13′47″E / 39.81472°N 20.22972°E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Vlorë |
| Municipality | Finiq |
| Elevation | 751 m (2,464 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Maliçan (Albanian definite form: Maliçani, Greek: Μάλτσιανη; romanized: Máltsiani) is a small village in Vlorë County, southern Albania.[1] At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality of Finiq.[2]
History
The village has around 16 churches (most ruined), with the most known being the Church of Panagia, dating back to the end of the 16th century.[4] Stavrianos Vistiaris, a poet was possibly born in Maliçan, in the 16th or 17th century.[5]
In the late 19th century, the village belonged to the kaza of Delvinë. In April 1944 the village was burned by the Germans.
