Leshnicë e Sipërme

Village in Vlorë, Albania
Leshnicë e Sipërme
Άνω Λεσινίτσα
Village
39°50′56″N 20°16′41″E / 39.849°N 20.278°E / 39.849; 20.278
Country Albania
CountyVlorë
MunicipalityFiniq
Municipal unitDhivër
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Leshnicë e Sipërme (Greek: Άνω Λεσινίτσα, Ano Lesinitsa) is a village in the Vlorë County in Albania near the Greek-Albanian border. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Finiq.[1] It is inhabited solely by Greeks.[2]

Notable people

  • Nikos Katsalidas (Niko Kacalidha, b. 1949), poet and founding member of the organization of the Greek minority, Omonoia.[3][4]

Nearest places

References

  1. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6376. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Frantzi, Anteia (2006). "Literature and National Consciousness of the Greek Minority in Northern Epirus". The Historical Review / La Revue Historique: 205–214. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23.
  4. ^ Intzempelis, Elpidoforos (28 April 2015). "Νίκος Κατσαλίδας: συνέντευξη στον Ελπιδοφόρο Ιντζέμπελη". diastixo.gr (in Greek). Diastiho. Retrieved 23 March 2016.

External links

  • Some recent photos from the village:
    • Panoramio - Photo of Ano Lesinitsa - Northern Epirus
    • Panoramio - Photo of Pano Leshnica
    • Panoramio - Photo of Agios Georgios. Pano Leshnica.
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Subdivisions of Finiq Municipality
Municipal Seat: Finiq
Administrative Unit of Aliko
Administrative Unit of Dhivër
Administrative Unit of Finiq
Administrative Unit of LivadheAdministrative Unit of Mesopotam


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