Himarë (town)

Himarë

Χειμάρρα
Himarë Χειμάρρα
Town
	Himarë
	Coordinates: 40°6′5″N 19°44′48″E / 40.10139°N 19.74667°ECoordinates: 40°6′5″N 19°44′48″E / 40.10139°N 19.74667°E
Country	Albania
County	Vlorë
Municipality	Himarë
Municipal unit	Himarë
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code	9425
Area Code	0393
Website	www.himara.gov.al

Himarë (definite Albanian form: Himara / in Greek: Χειμάρρα, romanized: Himárra) is a bilingual town in Southern Albania along the Albanian Riviera and part of the Vlorë County. It is the largest settlement and the seat of the municipality of Himarë.^[1] Both the town and municipality are populated predominantly by an ethnic Greek community.^[2]^[3]^[4]

History[]

In antiquity the region was inhabited by the Greek tribe of the Chaonians.^[5] The town of Himarë is believed to have been founded as Χίμαιρα,^[6] (Chimaira^[7] or Chimaera,^[8] hence the name Himara) by the Chaonians as a trading outpost on the Chaonian shore. However, another theory according to the name suggest that comes from Greek χείμαρρος (cheimarros), meaning "torrent".^[9]

The town is noted among ancient writers, including Pliny the Elder^[10] and Procopius.^[11]

The town of Himara during the 16th-18th centuries was ecclesiastically under the jurisdiction of Rome, and some of its inhabitants were Catholics of the Eastern rite.^[12]

Notable people[]

, Greek Army general in the Greek War of Independence (1821–1830).^[13]
Vasil Bollano, former mayor of Himarë and President of the organization of the Greek minority, "Omonoia".
Pyrros Dimas, Greek weight-lifting athlete, whose nickname is "the Lion of Himara". He is the only weight-lifter in the world to have won four Olympic medals. Three of his medals are gold (1992 Summer Olympics, 1996 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympics) and the last one, from the Athens 2004 Olympics, is a bronze.
Christos Armandos Gezos, novelist and poet
, Greek Army general in the Greek War of Independence.^[14]
Zachos Milios (1805–1860), Greek Army officer and revolutionary
Panos Bitsilis, Greek revolutionary
Paskal Milo politician
Sotiris Ninis, footballer
Spyromilios (1800–1880), Greek Army general and politician
Spyros Spyromilios (1864–1930), Greek Gendarmerie officer, declared the region's autonomy (1914)
Pyrros Spyromilios (1913–1961), Greek Navy officer
Neço Muko (1899-1934), Traditional Albanian music Singer and Composer

References[]

^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
^ Bell, Imogen; Vickers, Miranda (2003). Central and South-Eastern Europe 2004. Routledge. p. 78. ISBN 978-1-85743-186-5. Representatives of Albania's ethnic Greek minority also claimed violations in electoral procedures, particularly in the southern, predominantly ethnic Greek district of Himara.
^ COUNTRY REPORT - Albania (PDF). United Kingdom: Economist Intelligence Unit. 2001. p. 14. that marred voting at Himare, a Greek-speaking district
^ "ALBANIA: THE STATE OF THE NATION 2001". ICG Balkans Report N°111. 2001. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-08-08. Retrieved 2010-09-02. The coastal Himara region of Southern Albania has always had a predominantly ethnic Greek population.
^ Hammond, NGL (1994). Philip of Macedon. London, UK: Duckworth. "Epirus was a land of milk and animal products...The social unit was a small tribe, consisting of several nomadic or semi-nomadic groups, and these tribes, of which more than seventy names are known, coalesced into large tribal coalitions, three in number: Thesprotians, Molossians and Chaonians...We know from the discovery of inscriptions that these tribes were speaking the Greek language (in a West-Greek dialect)"
^ An Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis: An Investigation Conducted by The Copenhagen Polis Centre for the Danish National Research Foundation by Mogens Herman Hansen, 2005, page 340.
^ Chimaira, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, at Perseus
^ Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Chimaera". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
^ Cheimarros, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, at Perseus
^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. 4.1.
^ Procopius, de Aedif 4.4.
^ Nilo Borgia: I monaci basiliani d'Italia in Albania: appunti di storia missionaria, secoli XVI-XVIII, periodo secondo. Reale Accademia d'Italia. Centro di studi per l'Albania. 1942. pp. 73, 113. [1]
^ Banac, Ackerman, Szporluk, Vucinich, 1981: p. 46
^ Banac, Ackerman, Szporluk, Vucinich, 1981: p. 46

External links[]

Media related to Himara at Wikimedia Commons

[1] "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-07-01.

[2] Bell, Imogen; Vickers, Miranda (2003). Central and South-Eastern Europe 2004. Routledge. p. 78. ISBN 978-1-85743-186-5. Representatives of Albania's ethnic Greek minority also claimed violations in electoral procedures, particularly in the southern, predominantly ethnic Greek district of Himara.

[3] COUNTRY REPORT - Albania (PDF). United Kingdom: Economist Intelligence Unit. 2001. p. 14. that marred voting at Himare, a Greek-speaking district

[4] "ALBANIA: THE STATE OF THE NATION 2001". ICG Balkans Report N°111. 2001. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-08-08. Retrieved 2010-09-02. The coastal Himara region of Southern Albania has always had a predominantly ethnic Greek population.

[Hammond-5] Hammond, NGL (1994). Philip of Macedon. London, UK: Duckworth. "Epirus was a land of milk and animal products...The social unit was a small tribe, consisting of several nomadic or semi-nomadic groups, and these tribes, of which more than seventy names are known, coalesced into large tribal coalitions, three in number: Thesprotians, Molossians and Chaonians...We know from the discovery of inscriptions that these tribes were speaking the Greek language (in a West-Greek dialect)"

[Hansen-6] An Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis: An Investigation Conducted by The Copenhagen Polis Centre for the Danish National Research Foundation by Mogens Herman Hansen, 2005, page 340.

[7] Chimaira, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, at Perseus

[8] Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Chimaera". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

[9] Cheimarros, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, at Perseus

[10] Pliny. Naturalis Historia. 4.1.

[11] Procopius, de Aedif 4.4.

[12] Nilo Borgia: I monaci basiliani d'Italia in Albania: appunti di storia missionaria, secoli XVI-XVIII, periodo secondo. Reale Accademia d'Italia. Centro di studi per l'Albania. 1942. pp. 73, 113. [1]

[13] Banac, Ackerman, Szporluk, Vucinich, 1981: p. 46

[14] Banac, Ackerman, Szporluk, Vucinich, 1981: p. 46

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show v t Subdivisions of Himara Municipality
Municipal Seat: Himarë
Administrative Unit of Himara	Dhërmi Gjilekë Himarë Iljas Kudhës Palasë Pilur Qeparo Qeparo Fushë Vuno
Administrative Unit of Horë-Vranisht	Bolenë Kallarat Kuç Kuç Buronjë Tërbaç Vranisht
Administrative Unit of Lukovë	Borsh Çorraj Fterrë Lukovë Nivicë Piqeras Qazim Pali Sasaj Shënvasil

show v t Northern Epirus and Greeks in Albania
History	Ancient Epirus Chaonians Dassaretae Despotate of Epirus Revolt of 1854 Revolt of 1878 Himara revolt of 1912 Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus Protocol of Corfu Battle of Morava–Ivan Northern Epirus Liberation Front
Society and culture	Greeks in Albania Himariote dialect Laiko Vima Polyphonic song of Epirus Postage stamps and postal history Lasso fund Education: New Academy (Moscopole) Zographeion College (Qestorat) Acroceraunian School (Himara) Dhuvjan Monastery (Dropull) Bangas Gymnasium (Korçë)
Settlements	Ancient: Phoenice Vouthroton Avlon Apollonia Thronion Amantia Antigonia Antipatreia Dimale Oricon Modern: Gjirokastër Korçë Himara Delvinë Sarandë Dropull Pogon Tepelenë Përmet Leskovik Ersekë Moscopole Bilisht Other¹: Nartë Zvërnec Vlorë Berat Tirana Elbasan Durrës Fier Shkodër
Organizations	Omonoia Panepirotic Federation of America Panepirotic Federation of Australia Unity for Human Rights Party
Individuals	Benefactors: Apostolos Arsakis Evangelos and Konstantinos Zappas Ioannis Pangas Georgios and Simon Sinas Alexandros and Michael Vasileiou Christakis Zografos Literature: Theodore Kavalliotis Katina Papa Konstantinos Skenderis Takis Tsiakos Tasos Vidouris Stavrianos Vistiaris Andreas Zarbalas Politics: Vasilis Bolanos Georgios Christakis-Zografos Vangjel Dule Spiro Ksera Military/Resistance: Kyriakoulis Argyrokastritis Panos Bitsilis Dimitrios Doulis Konstantinos Lagoumitzis Zachos Milios Athanasios Pipis Ioannis Poutetsis Vasileios Sachinis Spyromilios Spyros Spyromilios Sports: Pyrros Dimas Sotiris Ninis Panajot Pano Leonidas Sabanis Andreas Tatos Clergy: Photios Kalpidis Vasileios of Dryinoupolis Panteleimon Kotokos Eulogios Kourilas Lauriotis
¹ Cities and towns in Albania with Greek-speaking communities, outside the political definition of 'Northern Epirus'.

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Himarë (town)

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