Nivan
Nivan
Νίβαν | |
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.svg)  Nivan | |
| Coordinates: 40°11′N 20°17′E / 40.183°N 20.283°E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Gjirokastër |
| Municipality | Libohovë |
| Municipal unit | Zagori |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Nivan (Greek: Νίβαν) is a populated place in Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Libohovë.[1] Nivan is the administration center for the valley of Zagori. After 1990 Nivan and all the villages of the valley, had a drastic population decrease.
Demographics
Nivan is inhabited by an Orthodox Albanian, Orthodox Greeks.[2] population and some Aromanian families.[2][3] The Aromanian presence in Nivan dates to the 20th century when during the communist era in Albania they settled in the area.[3]
References
- ^ Law nr. 115/2014 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Kallivretakis, Leonidas (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]" (in Greek). Εκδόσεις Σιδέρης. p. 54. Retrieved 2 February 2015. Cite error: The named reference "Kallivretakis" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ a b Kahl, Thede (1999). Ethnizität und räumliche Verbreitung der Aromunen in Südosteuropa. Universität Münster: Institut für Geographie der Westfälischen Wilhelms. ISBN 3-9803935-7-7. p. 133. R. Rrămăn (Aromunen mit der Eigenbezeichnung Rrămăn = Farscheroten, Arvanitovlachen)"; p. 146. "Nivan... einige familie R; zu kommunischtischer Zeit angesiedelte aromunische Bevölkerungsgruppen aus südostalbanischen Gebirgen und aus Greichenland."
Subdivisions of Libohovë Municipality | ||
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Municipal Seat: Libohovë | ||
| Administrative Unit of Libohovë |  | |
| Administrative Unit of Qendër Libohovë |
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| Administrative Unit of Zagori | ||
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