Delvinë

Also known as Delvina, Delvino

Delvinë ( or , ) is a town and a municipality in Vlorë County, southern Albania, northeast of Sarandë. It was formed in the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Delvinë and Vergo, which became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Delvinë. The population of the municipal unit Delvinë at the 2023 census was 4,952 and of the municipality was 6,166.

Key facts

Albanian settlement.name: Delvinë
Albanian settlement.other name: Δέλβινο
Albanian settlement.type: m
Albanian settlement.emblem: Stema e Bashkisë Delvinë.svg
Albanian settlement.image_skyline: Delvina2.jpg
Albanian settlement.county: Vlorë
Albanian settlement.party: PS
Albanian settlement.mayor: Besmir Veli
Albanian settlement.elevation: 207
Albanian settlement.area munic: 183.01
Albanian settlement.population as of: 2023
Albanian settlement.population munic: 6166
Albanian settlement.population unit: 4952
Albanian settlement.postal code: 9704
Albanian settlement.area code: (0)815

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Wikidata facts

Population: 5754
Elevation: 200
Official website: www.bashkiadelvine.gov.al
Image: Delvina2.jpg
Dialing code: 0815

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Commons category: Delvina
postal code: 9704

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Etymology
History
Ottoman period
Modern period
Demography
Notable people
See also
References
Bibliography
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The town is built on a mountain slope. It has a mosque, a Catholic church, a Protestant church, and an Orthodox church. Nearby are the remainders of a medieval castle.