Gjorm

Gjorm
Village
Gjorm
Coordinates: 40°18′N 19°38′E / 40.300°N 19.633°E / 40.300; 19.633Coordinates: 40°18′N 19°38′E / 40.300°N 19.633°E / 40.300; 19.633
Country  Albania
County Vlorë
Municipality(s) Selenicë
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Gjorm is a village in the Vlorë County, southwestern Albania.[1] It was part of the former municipality Brataj. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Selenicë.[2]

World War II

During World War II Gjorm was part of the battlefield of the battle of Gjorm, where Albanian resistance units defeated and routed the troops of the Kingdom of Italy.[3]

Sources

  1. "Location of Gjorm". Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  2. Law nr. 115/2014
  3. Pearson, Owen (2006). Albania in Occupation and War: From Fascism to Communism 1940-1945. I.B.Tauris. p. 230. ISBN 1-84511-104-4.
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