Leshnicë e Sipërme
| Leshnicë e Sipërme Άνω Λεσινίτσα | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Leshnicë e Sipërme | |
| Coordinates: 39°50′56″N 20°16′41″E / 39.849°N 20.278°ECoordinates: 39°50′56″N 20°16′41″E / 39.849°N 20.278°E | |
| Country |
 Albania |
| County | Vlorë |
| Municipality | Finiq |
| Administrative unit | Dhivër |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Leshnicë e Sipërme (Greek: Άνω Λεσινίτσα, Ano Lesinitsa) is a village in the Vlorë County in Albania near the Greek-Albanian border. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Finiq.[1]
Notable people
- Nikos Katsalidas (Niko Kacalidha, b. 1949), poet and founding member of the organization of the Greek minority, Omonoia.[2][3]
Nearest places
- Leshnica e Poshtme
- Tsamantas
- Cerkovica
- Maltsani
- Agios Andreas
- Droviani
- Kra Argyrokastrou
References
- ↑ Law nr. 115/2014
- ↑ Frantzi, Anteia (2006). "Literature and National Consciousness of the Greek Minority in Northern Epirus". The Historical Review / La Revue Historique: 205–214.
- ↑ Intzempelis, Elpidoforos (28 April 2015). "Νίκος Κατσαλίδας: συνέντευξη στον Ελπιδοφόρο Ιντζέμπελη". diastixo.gr (in Greek). Diastiho. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
External links
- Some recent photos from the village:
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, March 24, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.