Muzinë

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Muzinë
Village
Muzinë is located in Albania
Muzinë
Muzinë
Coordinates: 39°55′N 20°12′E / 39.917°N 20.200°E / 39.917; 20.200Coordinates: 39°55′N 20°12′E / 39.917°N 20.200°E / 39.917; 20.200
Country Albania
CountyVlorë
MunicipalityFiniq
Municipal unitMesopotam
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code
9717[1]

Muzinë (definite Albanian form: Muzina), is a village of the administrative unit of Mesopotam, Finiq, southern Albania.[2]

Muzinë is among the villages in which members of the ethnic Greek minority reside.[3][dubious – discuss] A fieldwork of 1995 showed that it is one of the two villages, together with Pecë, of the former Mesopotam commune that is inhabited solely by the Albanian Orthodox population, while the other villages of the commune are inhabited by the Greek community in Albania.[4] The village is known for its proximity to the water spring known as the Blue Eye, a popular tourist attraction.

History[]

A school was established in the village by Greek Orthodox missionary Cosmas of Aetolia (18th century). Greek education was expanded during the late Ottoman era with the establishment of a female school.[5]

During World War II, anti-fascist forces enjoyed tremendous support in Muzinë. From the local anti-fascist forces 35 members were from this village, 7 of which were women. A very large number given its population. The village was bombed on January 14, 1944 by Nazi German forces and almost completely destroyed. Of the 141 houses in the village of Muzina, 138 were blown up with explosives. The village school, one of the largest in the area, was burned down. About 800 head of livestock, beehives, and hundreds of fruit trees were also destroyed.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Kodi Postar, Sarandë" [Postal Code, Sarandë] (PDF). Posta Shqiptare. 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
  3. ^ Kouzas, Ioannis (2013). "The Greek-Albanian Relations (1990-2010)" (in Greek). Δημοκρίτειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης (ΔΠΘ). Σχολή Νομική. Τμήμα Νομικής. Τομέας Διεθνών Σπουδών. pp. 93–95. Retrieved 18 February 2021. Από τις αλβανικές αρχές επίσημα αναγνωρίζονται ως ελληνικά τα παρακάτω χωριά... Επαρχία Μεσοποτάμου: 2. Μουζίνα
  4. ^ 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 Nikolakopoulos, Ilias, Kouloubis Theodoros A. & Thanos M. Veremis (eds). Ο Ελληνισμός της Α��βανίας [The Greeks of Albania]. University of Athens. p. 52.; p. 51. "ΑΧ Αλβανοί Ορθόδοξοι Χριστιανοί, ΤΣ Τσάμηδες"; p.52. "SOPIK ΣΟΠΙΚΙ 889 ΑΧ, PANDALEJMON ΠΑΝΤΕΛΕΗΜΩΝ 395 ΤΣ".
  5. ^ Koutsou, Elsa. "Schools of the Greek Minority of Albania". University of Ioannina. p. 19. Retrieved 18 February 2021. Χάλιου, Συρακάτες Μουζίνα και Σενίτσα: Είχαν κοινά σχολεία που συστήθηκαν από τον Κοσμά τον Αιτωλό, η δε Μουζίνα είχε και Παρθεναγωγείο
  6. ^ Telegraf, Gazeta. "Muzina, "Hiroshima" shqiptare". Gazeta Telegraf (in Albanian). Retrieved 2021-02-19.
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