Zvërnec
Zvërnec (definite Albanian form: Zvërneci, Greek: Σβέρνιτσα, romanized: Svernitsa) is a community in Vlorë County. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Vlorë.[1] It is situated northwest of the city of Vlorë.
Zvërnec
Σβέρνιτσα | |
|---|---|
  Zvërnec | |
| Coordinates: 40°30′55″N 19°25′01″E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Vlorë |
| Municipality | Vlorë |
| Municipal unit | Qendër Vlorë |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Kep i Treporteve Lighthouse | |
| Construction | stone  |
| Height | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Shape | quadrilateral (bottom), octagon (top) |
| Markings | unpainted |
| Focal height | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Range | 9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 5s |
Zvërnec, together with nearby Nartë, is a Greek-speaking pocket in the area north of Vlorë.[2][3][4] There are speakers of Aromanian also present in Zvërnec.[4]
The surrounding region is full of salt marshes. Narta Lagoon, which hosts a unique ecosystem, lies north of the village.[5] Near the village lies the island that bears the same name, and the Byzantine St. Mary's Monastery dedicated to Virgin Mary. To the east of the settlement there is a lighthouse.[6][7]
Notable people
- Fatos Arapi, writer and translator
References
- "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6376. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- M. B. Hatzopoulos. The Borders of Hellenism in Epirus during Antiquity. Epirus: Ekdotike Athenon, p. 145, 1997.
- Hammond, Nicholas Geoffrey Lemprière (1993). Collected Studies: Alexander and his successors in Macedonia. A.M. Hakkert. p. 407.
- Hammond, Nicholas Geoffrey Lemprière (1967). Epirus: the Geography, the Ancient Remains, the History and Topography of Epirus and Adjacent Areas. Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 132. ISBN 9780198142539. "Svernicë, where the people speak Greek and Vlach"
- 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.
- List of Lights, Pub. 113: The West Coasts of Europe and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Azovskoye More (Sea of Azov) (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2015.
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Albania". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
Sources
- Lauria, Antonio; Flora, Valbona; Guza, Kamela (2020). Five Albanian Villages : guidelines for a Sustainable Tourism Development through the Enhancement of the Cultural Heritage (PDF). Firenze University Press. ISBN 978-88-5518-174-7.
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