Zvërnec
Zvërnec (Greek: Σβέρνιτσα Svernitsa)[3] is a community in Vlorë County. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Vlorë.[4] It is situated northwest of the city of Vlorë.
Zvërnec | |
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  Zvërnec | |
| Coordinates: 40°30′55″N 19°25′01″E | |
| Country |  |
| County | Vlorë |
| Municipality | Vlorë |
| Municipal unit | Qendër Vlorë |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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  Albania | |
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| Location | Kep i Treporteve Albania |
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| Coordinates | 40°30′44.1″N 19°23′45.8″E |
| Year first constructed | n/a |
| Construction | stone tower |
| Tower shape | 2-stages tower, quadrangular tower surmounted by an octagonal tower with balcony and light |
| Markings / pattern | unpainted tower |
| Tower height | 10 metres (33 ft) |
| Focal height | 70 metres (230 ft) |
| Range | 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi)[1] |
| Characteristic | Fl (2) W 8s.[1] |
| Admiralty number | E3727 |
| NGA number | 14344 |
| ARLHS number | ALB-007[2] |
Zvërnec, together with nearby Nartë, is a Greek-speaking pocket in the area north of Vlorë.[3][5][6] There are speakers of Aromanian also present in Zvërnec.[6]
The surrounding region is full of salt marshes. Narta Lagoon, which hosts a unique ecosystem, lies north of the village.[7]
Near the village lies the island that bears the same name, and the Byzantine St. Mary's Monastery dedicated to Virgin Mary.
Notable people
- Fatos Arapi, writer and translator
See also
References
- List of Lights, Pub. 113: The West Coasts of Europe and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Azovskoye More (Sea of Azov) (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2015.
- "Albania". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- M. B. Hatzopoulos. The Borders of Hellenism in Epirus during Antiquity. Epirus: Ekdotike Athenon, p. 145, 1997.
- Law nr. 115/2014
- Hammond, Nicholas Geoffrey Lemprière (1993). Collected Studies: Alexander and his successors in Macedonia. A.M. Hakkert. p. 407.
- Hammond, Nicholas Geoffrey Lemprière (1967). Epirus: the Geography, the Ancient Remains, the History and Topography of Epirus and Adjacent Areas. Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 132. ISBN 9780198142539.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) "Svernicë, where the people speak Greek and Vlach"
- Council of Europe, Albania. Ministry of Health and Environment (1995). Protection of coastal areas of the Adriatic Sea: proceedings : colloquy organised within the framework of European Nature Conservation Year 1995 in co-operation with the Ministry of Health and Environment of Albania. Council of Europe. ISBN 978-92-871-2851-5.
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