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
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- Etymology
- History
- Ottoman period
- Modern period
- Demography
- Notable people
- See also
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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.
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.
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