Vrinë Explained

Type:	v
Official Name:	Vrinë
Other Name:	Βρίνα
County:	Vlorë
Municipality:	Konispol
Municunit:	Xarrë
Coordinates:	39.7333°N 21°W

Vrinë (Albanian: Vrina;) is a village in the former Xarrë municipality, Vlorë County in Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Konispol.^[1]

Name

The name of the village is of Greek origin: Vrina (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Βρύνα) defines a place of abundant vegetation and sources of water.^[2]

Demographics

Vrinë is a new village established during the communist period and is populated by Albanians (718): 400 Muslim and 318 Orthodox, as well as by Greeks (300).^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Law nr. 115/2014 . sq . 6376. 25 February 2022 .
2. Κυριαζής . Δώρης . Ελληνικές επιδράσεις στην αλβανική: Ι. Φωνητική και μορφολογική προσαρμογή των ελληνικών δανείων: ΙΙ. Λεξικό των ελληνικών δανείων της αλβανικής . didaktorika.gr . 2001 . 10.12681/eadd/22897 . 23 May 2023 . University of Thessaloniki . el. 329.
3. 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 Nikolakopoulos, Ilias, Kouloubis Theodoros A. & Thanos M. Veremis (eds). Ο Ελληνισμός της Αλβανίας [The Greeks of Albania]. University of Athens. p. 51. "Ε Έλληνες, ΑΧ Αλβανοί Ορθόδοξοι Χριστιανοί, AM Αλβανοί Μουσουλμάνοι, ΤΣ Τσάμηδες, Β Βλάχοι, Μ Μικτός πληθυσμός”; p.52. "XARRE TZAPA 2085 AX + αμ (200) + ε/β (50); MURSI ΜΟΥΡΣΙ (ΜΟΥΡΤΣΙΑ) 1984 AX + αμ + ε; VRINE BPINA (νέο) 1018 M (400 AM+ 318 ΑΧ+ 300 E); SHKALLE ΣΚΑΛΛΑ 619 Β + αμ + ε"

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