Romanian concession in Sarandë

Romanian concession in Sarandë
*Concesiunea română în Saranda*
*Koncesioni rumun në Sarandë*
Romanian concession in Sarandë; Concesiunea română în Saranda; Koncesioni rumun në Sarandë
	Foreign concession of ; the Kingdom of Romania
	1934–1939
	Flag Coat of arms
Area
• Coordinates	39°52.5′N 20°0.6′E
•	29.8 km2 (11.5 sq mi)
Historical era	Interwar period
• Established	13 August 1934
• Disestablished	7 April 1939
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Albanian Kingdom
Italian protectorate of Albania
Today part of	Albania

The Romanian concession in Sarandë (Romanian: Concesiunea română în Saranda; Albanian: Koncesioni rumun në Sarandë) was a territory in the Albanian town of Sarandë administered by Romania between 13 August 1934 and 7 April 1939.

The territory, with a coastline on the Adriatic, was awarded in 1934 by King Zog of Albania to the Romanian historian and politician Nicolae Iorga, in recognition for the latter's entire scholarly activity on Albanian history.[1]

On 13 August 1934, Iorga donated half of this territory to the Romanian State, thus granting Romania an overseas territory and a coast on the Adriatic.[2][3]

Within the concession, a Romanian Institute was founded in 1937. The building of the Institute was designed by the Romanian architect Petre Antonescu. The Institute functioned between 1937 and 1940, then again between 1942 and 1944.[1][3]

The concession was acquired by Romania through soft power, and thus elements of the Romanian Armed Forces were never deployed to the area. The territory was ultimately conquered by Italy, along with all of Albania, in April 1939.

References

Mustafa Türkeş, Türk Tarih Kurumu, 2014, 100. yılında Balkan Savaşları (1912-1913): ihtilaflı duruşlar, p. 409
Constantin Hamangiu, George Alexianu, Impt. Centrală, 1938, Codul general al României: (Codurile, legile și regulamentele în vigoare) Intocmit după textele oficiale, Volume 26, Part 2, p. 1318 (in Romanian)
Virgil Cândea, Editura Enciclopedică, 1998, Mărturii româneşti peste hotare: mică enciclopedie de creaţii româneşti şi de izvoare despre Români în colecţii din străinătate. India - Olanda : supliment Albania - Grecia, Volume 2, p. 2 (in Romanian)

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[:0-1] Mustafa Türkeş, Türk Tarih Kurumu, 2014, 100. yılında Balkan Savaşları (1912-1913): ihtilaflı duruşlar, p. 409

[2] Constantin Hamangiu, George Alexianu, Impt. Centrală, 1938, Codul general al României: (Codurile, legile și regulamentele în vigoare) Intocmit după textele oficiale, Volume 26, Part 2, p. 1318 (in Romanian)

[:1-3] Virgil Cândea, Editura Enciclopedică, 1998, Mărturii româneşti peste hotare: mică enciclopedie de creaţii româneşti şi de izvoare despre Români în colecţii din străinătate. India - Olanda : supliment Albania - Grecia, Volume 2, p. 2 (in Romanian)