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The settlement reached a population of 68 households in 1431/1432 and 317 in 1520. An estimate of 1583 counted 194 but this figure most likely exluded some households. In 1857 the population was estimated around 150 households.{{sfn|Giakoumis|2002|p=61}} |
The settlement reached a population of 68 households in 1431/1432 and 317 in 1520. An estimate of 1583 counted 194 but this figure most likely exluded some households. In 1857 the population was estimated around 150 households.{{sfn|Giakoumis|2002|p=61}} |
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In the 1520 Ottoman tax register the Albanian anthroponyms ''Gjon'' and ''Gjin'' as well as others are found in the village of Derviçan, which appears in the same register with a fairly large population for the time, with a large influence by Greek culture. Characteristic Albanian anthroponyms include:'' Jani Gjini, Gjin Spato, Gjon Jorgji, Jorgo Gjoni, Nako Bard(h)i, Jorgo Babi, Mano Çuni, Jani Çuni, Kosta Lula, Mano Shpata, Lluka Prushi, Dhimo Prushi, Jani Dragoi'' and others.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Demiraj|first=Shaban|author-link=Shaban Demiraj|title=La situation ethnique-linguistique des habitants de Dropulli et de Vurgu au cours des siecles|journal=[[Studia Albanica]]|publisher=[[Academy of Sciences of Albania]]|issn=0585-5047|volume=1|year=2008|pages=77–91}}</ref> |
In the 1520 Ottoman tax register the Albanian anthroponyms ''Gjon'' and ''Gjin'' as well as others are found in the village of Derviçan, which appears in the same register with a fairly large population for the time, with a large influence by Greek culture. Characteristic Albanian anthroponyms include:'' Jani Gjini, Gjin Spato, Gjon Jorgji, Jorgo Gjoni, Nako Bard(h)i, Jorgo Babi, Mano Çuni, Jani Çuni, Kosta Lula, Mano Shpata, Lluka Prushi, Dhimo Prushi, Jani Dragoi'' and others.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Demiraj|first=Shaban|author-link=Shaban Demiraj|title=La situation ethnique-linguistique des habitants de Dropulli et de Vurgu au cours des siecles|journal=[[Studia Albanica]]|publisher=[[Academy of Sciences of Albania]]|issn=0585-5047|volume=1|year=2008|pages=77–91}}</ref> The anthroponymic material points to the evident predominance of Greek anthroponyms in Derviçan.<ref name="Kyriazis2022–42–43">{{cite magazine |last=Kyriazis |first=Doris K. |date=2022 |title=Για το "Χρονικό της Δρόπολης", τη χρήση και κατάχρησή του ως ιστορικής πηγής (μεθοδολογική και γλωσσολογική προσέγγιση) |trans-title=Concerning the "Chronicle of Dropull", its use and misuse as a historical source (methodological and linguistic approach) |magazine=Βότρυς |language=el |publisher=Hellenic Education Editions |issue=1 |pages42-43 |issn=2944-9936}}</ref> |
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Derviçan
Δερβιτσάνη | |
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  Derviçan | |
| Coordinates: 40°1′57″N 20°10′24″E / 40.03250°N 20.17333°E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Gjirokastër |
| Municipality | Dropull |
| Municipal unit | Dropull i Poshtëm |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Derviçan (Albanian definite form: Derviçani; Greek: Δερβιτσάνη, romanized: Dervitsani, also known as Dervician) 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. The village is inhabited solely by Greeks.[3]
History
Dervican is recorded in a document of 1084 during the reign Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Comnenus.[4]
In 16th century the church of Saint Anna (also known as Panagiotopoula) was built, while the following century saw the construction of an Orthodox monastery.[5]
In 1991, the political organization Omonoia was founded in Dervican, by representatives of the Greek national minority.[6]
In 2023, the Albanian prime minister Edi Rama unveiled the statue of Konstantinos Mitsotakis, the first Greek prime minister who visited Albania after the fall of communism, as a symbol of coexistence and unity between Albanians and Greeks.[7]
Demographics
The settlement reached a population of 68 households in 1431/1432 and 317 in 1520. An estimate of 1583 counted 194 but this figure most likely exluded some households. In 1857 the population was estimated around 150 households.[8]
In the 1520 Ottoman tax register the Albanian anthroponyms Gjon and Gjin as well as others are found in the village of Derviçan, which appears in the same register with a fairly large population for the time, with a large influence by Greek culture. Characteristic Albanian anthroponyms include: Jani Gjini, Gjin Spato, Gjon Jorgji, Jorgo Gjoni, Nako Bard(h)i, Jorgo Babi, Mano Çuni, Jani Çuni, Kosta Lula, Mano Shpata, Lluka Prushi, Dhimo Prushi, Jani Dragoi and others.[9] The anthroponymic material points to the evident predominance of Greek anthroponyms in Derviçan.[10]
Notable people
- Lefter Millo (1966-1997), footballer
- Spiro Ksera, politician
Gallery
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Bilingual road sign pointing to Derviçan
References
- ^ "Location of Derviçan". Retrieved 3 September 2010.
- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6371. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ Καλλιβρετάκης, Λεωνίδας (1995), Η ελληνική κοινότητα της Αλβανίας υπό το πρίσμα της ιστορικής γεωγραφίας και δημογραφίας [The Greek Community of Albania in terms of historical geography and demography], p. 58, ISBN 978-960-08-0054-8, retrieved 2021-10-09
- ^ Giakoumis 2002, p. 80.
- ^ Giakoumis 2002, p. 24.
- ^ Report submitted by Albania puruant to article 25, paragraph 1 of the framework convention for the protection of national minorities. Archived 2010-09-02 at the Wayback Machine ACFR/SR (2001). 26 July 2001.
- ^ "Përurohet busti i Mitsotakis në Dropull, Rama: Do të kisha dëshiruar që këtu të ishte edhe Kyriakos". Gazeta Tema (in Albanian). 27 October 2023.
- ^ Giakoumis 2002, p. 61.
- ^ Demiraj, Shaban (2008). "La situation ethnique-linguistique des habitants de Dropulli et de Vurgu au cours des siecles". Studia Albanica. 1. Academy of Sciences of Albania: 77–91. ISSN 0585-5047.
- ^ Kyriazis, Doris K. (2022). "Για το "Χρονικό της Δρόπολης", τη χρήση και κατάχρησή του ως ιστορικής πηγής (μεθοδολογική και γλωσσολογική προσέγγιση)" [Concerning the "Chronicle of Dropull", its use and misuse as a historical source (methodological and linguistic approach)]. Βότρυς (in Greek). No. 1. Hellenic Education Editions. ISSN 2944-9936.
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Bibliography
- Konstantinos., Giakoumis (2002). "The monasteries of Jorgucat and Vanishte in Dropull and of Spelaio in Lunxheri as monuments and institutions during the Ottoman period in Albania (16th-19th centuries)". Retrieved 8 July 2018.
Subdivisions of Dropull municipality | ||
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Municipal seat: Dropull | ||
| Administrative unit of Dropull i Poshtëm |  | |
| Administrative unit of Dropull i Sipërm | ||
| Administrative unit of Pogon | ||
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