Goranxi

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Goranxi
Καλογοραντζή
Village
Goranxi is located in Albania
Goranxi
Goranxi
Coordinates: 40°1′1″N 20°11′21″E / 40.01694°N 20.18917°E / 40.01694; 20.18917Coordinates: 40°1′1″N 20°11′21″E / 40.01694°N 20.18917°E / 40.01694; 20.18917
Country Albania
CountyGjirokastër
MunicipalityDropull
Municipal unitDropull i Poshtëm
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Goranxi (Greek: Γοραντζή, romanized: , Gorantzi or Καλογοραντζή, Kalogorantzi) 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]

Culture[]

Religion[]

Orthodox complexes within Goranxi:

  • Church of St. Athanasius (Ναός Αγίου Αθανασίου, Kisha e Shën Thanasit)
  • Monastery of St. Mary (Μοναστήρι της Παναγιάς, Manastiri i Shën Mërisë) - Declared a "Cultural Monument" (Monumente kulturore) in 1963.

Gallery[]

  • Goranxi Road Sign

References[]

  1. ^ "Location of Goranxi". Retrieved 5 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
  3. ^ 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.


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