Goranxi

Goranxi
Village
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
County Gjirokastër
Municipality(s) Dropull
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Goranxi (Greek: Γοραντζή, translit. , 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.

Culture

Religion

Greek Orthodox complexes within Goranxi:

  • Church of St. Athanasius (Ναός Αγίου Αθανασίου)
  • Monastery of St. Mary (Manastiri i Shën Mërisë) - Declared a "Cultural Monument" (Monumente kulturore) in 1963.

References

  1. ↑ "Location of Goranxi". Retrieved 5 September 2010.
  2. ↑ Law nr. 115/2014
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