Petran is a village and a former municipality in Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Përmet.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 1,622.[2] The municipal unit consists of the villages Petran, Leshnicë, Leusë, Lipë, Qilarishtë, Badilonjë, Benjë-Novoselë, Delvinë, Kaludh, Lupckë, Gjinakar (Gjinkar), Ogdunan, Izgar, Lipivan-Trabozishtë, Tremisht and Bodar.
Notable people
- Stath Melani, Orthodox priest and participant in the Congress of Manastir, from Melan.[3]
References
- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6371. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ 2011 census results Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Vatra e kulturës (in Albanian). Shtëpija Qëndrore e Krijimtarisë Popullore. 1969. p. 30.
Sources
- Lauria, Antonio; Flora, Valbona; Guza, Kamela (2020). Five Albanian Villages : guidelines for a Sustainable Tourism Development through the Enhancement of the Cultural Heritage (PDF). Firenze University Press. ISBN 978-88-5518-174-7.