Dropull i Poshtëm
Administrative unit in Gjirokastër, Albania
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Dropull i Poshtëm (Greek: Κάτω Δρόπολη, Kato Dropoli) is a former municipality in the Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Dropull.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 2,100.[2] The municipal unit is inhabited by ethnic Greeks.[3]
Dropull i Poshtëm
Κάτω Δρόπολη | |
|---|---|
.svg)  Dropull i Poshtëm | |
| Coordinates: 40°1′N 20°11′E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Gjirokastër |
| Municipality | Dropull |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Administrative unit | 2,100 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
History
In spring 1833, Albanian rebels led by Tafil Buzi, Zenel Gjoleka and Çelo Picari clashed with Ottoman troops near Peshkëpi.[4]
Settlements
- Derviçan (Δερβιτσάνη)
- Dhuvjan (Δούβιανη)
- Frashtan (Φράστανη)
- Glinë (Γλύνα)
- Goranxi (Καλογοραντζή or Γοραντζή)
- Goricë (Γορίτσα)
- Grapsh (Γράψη)
- Haskovë (Χάσκοβο)
- Lugar (Λιούγκαρη)
- Peshkëpi e Sipërme (Άνω Επισκοπή)
- Peshkëpi e Poshtme (Κάτω Επισκοπή)
- Radat (Ραντάτι)
- Sofratikë (Σωφράτικα)
- Terihat (Τεριαχάτι or Τεριαχάτες)
- Vanistër (Βάνιστα)
- Vrahogoranxi (Βραχογοραντζή)
Notable people
- Vasilios Sahinis (1897–1943), leader of the Northern Epirote resistance (1942–1943).
