Goranxi (Template:Lang-gr) is a settlement in the former Dropull i Poshtëm municipality, Gjirokastër County, southern Albania.[1] At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Dropull.[2] It is within the larger Dropull region. It is inhabited by members of the Greek minority.[3]
Goranxi | |
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Coordinates: 40°1′1″N 20°11′21″E / 40.01694°N 20.18917°E | |
Country | Albania |
County | Gjirokastër |
Municipality | Dropull |
Municipal unit | Dropull i Poshtëm |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Culture
Religion
Greek Orthodox complexes within Goranxi:
- Church of St. Athanasius (Ναός Αγίου Αθανασίου)
- Monastery of St. Mary (Manastiri i Shën Mërisë) - Declared a "Cultural Monument" (Monumente kulturore) in 1963.
Gallery
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Goranxi Road Sign
References
- ^ "Location of Goranxi". Retrieved 5 September 2010.
- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
- ^ 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 Greek). Εκδόσεις Σιδέρης. p. 58. Retrieved 2 February 2015.