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]
Leshnicë e Sipërme
Άνω Λεσινίτσα | |
|---|---|
.svg)  Leshnicë e Sipërme | |
| Coordinates: 39°50′56″N 20°16′41″E / 39.849°N 20.278°E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Vlorë |
| Municipality | Finiq |
| Municipal unit | Dhivër |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Notable people edit
- Nikos Katsalidas (Niko Kacalidha, b. 1949), poet and founding member of the organization of the Greek minority, Omonoia.[3][4]
Nearest places edit
References edit
- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6376. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Intzempelis, Elpidoforos (28 April 2015). "Νίκος Κατσαλίδας: συνέντευξη στον Ελπιδοφόρο Ιντζέμπελη". diastixo.gr (in Greek). Diastiho. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
External links edit
- Some recent photos from the village:
 | This article about a specific location in Vlorë County, Albania, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |