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'''Palasë''' (also '''Paljasa'''<ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=TDoNAQAAIAAJ&q=Palas%C3%AB&dq=Palas%C3%AB&hl=en&ei=b6l2TJKRNouOjAey0PGnBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAQ A Gazetteer of Albania] (1946), Permanent Committee on Geographical Names for British Official Use, House of the [[Royal Geographical Society]]</ref>, {{lang-el|Παλάσα}}, ''Palasa'') is a village close to the [[Llogara National Park]] in the [[Albanian Riviera]]. It is located in the municipality of [[Himarë]] (13 kilometres from the town), in the [[District of Vlorë]], [[Albania]].
'''Palasë''' (also '''Paljasa'''<ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=TDoNAQAAIAAJ&q=Palas%C3%AB&dq=Palas%C3%AB&hl=en&ei=b6l2TJKRNouOjAey0PGnBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAQ A Gazetteer of Albania] (1946), Permanent Committee on Geographical Names for British Official Use, House of the [[Royal Geographical Society]]</ref>, {{lang-el|Παλάσα}}, ''Palasa'') is a village close to the [[Llogara National Park]] in the [[Albanian Riviera]]. It is located in the municipality of [[Himarë]] (13 kilometres from the town), in the [[District of Vlorë]], [[Albania]]. The inhabitants of Palasë speak mainly a variant of the [[Himariote Greek dialect]], and partly the Tosk Albanian dialect.<ref name="Gregoric">

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==History==
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In classical antiquity there was a settlement of the [[Chaones]], one of the three major ancient Greek tribes of [[Epirus (region)|Epirus]], named Palaesti ({{lang-el|Παλαίστη}}).<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?ei=yNh2TKX_Gs_NswbH0KirBg&ct=result&hl=el&id=UV1oAAAAMAAJ&dq=palasa%2Bepirus&q=%22palasa%2C+the+ancient+Palaiste%22#search_anchor|title=Epirus, 4000 years of Greek history and civilization|author= Sakellariou M.V.|publisher=Ekdotikē Athēnōn|page=20|year=1997|isbn=9789602133712}}</ref>

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Until the 1750s Himarë was composed of more than 50 villages,<ref>''Bulletin of Social Sciences'' (Albanian: Buletin për Shkencat Shoqërore, II, Tiranë, 1955, p. 159: part of the Letter sent from the people of Himara to the Tzarine Elizabeta Petrovna</ref> while at the end of the 1780s, it comprised only 16 villages situated by the seashore, from [[Saranda]] to Palasë.<ref name="Studime historike">{{cite journal|last=Studime historike|year=1964|title=Dokumente: Kapiteni Dedoviç, Vjenë, më 30 korrik 1787. ({{lang-en|Documents: Captain Dedowitch, Vienna, July 30th, 1787}})|journal=Studime historike ({{lang-en|Historical Studies}})|issue=4|language=Albanian}}</ref> Later on, with [[Ali Pasha]]'s defeat, the region of Himara shrunk to only seven villages. In September 1916, the provinces of Himarë and [[Tepelenë]] became part of the Vlorë prefecture and were placed under the control of the Italian armed forces. The city of Himarë became the official capital of the region and was responsible for the administration of the traditionally Orthodox coastal villages of Palasë, [[Dhërmi]], [[Kudhës]], [[Qeparo]], [[Vuno]] and [[Iliaz]].<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=y2EPFRL-XJQC&pg=PA112&dq=Palas%C3%AB&hl=en&ei=Qqp2TKLxLJWTjAfEnbmzDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCcQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=Palas%C3%AB&f=false|title=Returning Home to Rome - The Basilian Monks of Grottaferrata in Albania, Volume 7|author= Murzaku, Ines Angeli|publisher=Analekta Kryptoferri|page=112|year=2009|isbn=8889345047}}</ref> However each village retained its own identity, despite falling under the municipality of Himarë.

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==Geography==
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The village is located several kilometres northwest of the town of [[Dhërmi]], accessed via the main road leading out of the town. The [[Llogora Pass]] and [[Çika]] Mountain are nearby. The Thunderbolt Mountains, the western chain of the [[Ceraunian Mountains]], enclose the area on its northern and northeastern side. The area opens up on its southwestern side with the mountain of [[Çika]] and descends towards the [[Ionian]] coast and the [[Greek Islands]] of Othonas and [[Corfu]] in the distance.
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[[File:ALB 20070718 img 1368.jpg|thumb|left|Coastline. The village can be seen to the left of the picture. Further onwards to the right is [[Dhërmi]]]]
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The village contains narrow stone roads and quaint white houses and is built around a 100 year-old ''[[platanus]]'' (plane tree) , which is central to village life and the pride of the village.<ref name="TIA">{{cite web|url=http://www.tourism-in-albania.com/destination_guide|title=Destination Guide|publisher=Tourism in Albania|accessdate=August 26, 2010}}</ref> Geologically the terrain belongs to the western part of the Ionian Tectonic plate.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=vv2-HRTduYQC&pg=PA1311&dq=Palas%C3%AB&hl=en&ei=2Kd2TOjyAdO4jAen-L3ODg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=false|author=Marinos, Paul G.|title=Volume 2 of Engineering Geology and the Environment, International Association of Engineering Geology|publisher=Taylor & Francis, organized by the Greek National Group of IAEG, Athens, Greece|page=1311|date=June 1997|isbn=9054108797}}</ref> This section of the coastline is referred to by geologists as the ''Palasë-[[Butrint]] coastline''. The Palasë beach is 1.5 kilometres in length.<ref name="TIA"/>

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North of Palasë, is located a small bay, named Grammata ('letters' in Greek), accessible only by sea, with the surrounding cliffs containing various epigraphs, texts and symbols, perhaps carved out by sailors.<ref>[http://www.scribd.com/doc/8203799/Himara-Turistic-Guide-English-Version Tourist Guide of Himara]. Bashkia e Himares, p. 33.</ref>

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==Language==
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The inhabitants of Palasë are bilingual as they mainly speak a variant of the [[Himariote Greek dialect]], and partly the Tosk Albanian dialect.<ref name="Gregoric">
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==History==
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In classical antiquity there was a settlement of the [[Chaones]], one of the three major ancient Greek tribes of [[Epirus (region)|Epirus]], named Palaesti ({{lang-el|Παλαίστη}}).<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?ei=yNh2TKX_Gs_NswbH0KirBg&ct=result&hl=el&id=UV1oAAAAMAAJ&dq=palasa%2Bepirus&q=%22palasa%2C+the+ancient+Palaiste%22#search_anchor|title=Epirus, 4000 years of Greek history and civilization|author= Sakellariou M.V.|publisher=Ekdotikē Athēnōn|page=20|year=1997|isbn=9789602133712}}</ref>

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Until the 1750s Himarë was composed of more than 50 villages,<ref>''Bulletin of Social Sciences'' (Albanian: Buletin për Shkencat Shoqërore, II, Tiranë, 1955, p. 159: part of the Letter sent from the people of Himara to the Tzarine Elizabeta Petrovna</ref> while at the end of the 1780s, it comprised only 16 villages situated by the seashore, from [[Saranda]] to Palasë.<ref name="Studime historike">{{cite journal|last=Studime historike|year=1964|title=Dokumente: Kapiteni Dedoviç, Vjenë, më 30 korrik 1787. ({{lang-en|Documents: Captain Dedowitch, Vienna, July 30th, 1787}})|journal=Studime historike ({{lang-en|Historical Studies}})|issue=4|language=Albanian}}</ref> Later on, with [[Ali Pasha]]'s defeat, the region of Himara shrunk to only seven villages. In September 1916, the provinces of Himarë and [[Tepelenë]] became part of the Vlorë prefecture and were placed under the control of the Italian armed forces. The city of Himarë became the official capital of the region and was responsible for the administration of the traditionally Orthodox coastal villages of Palasë, [[Dhërmi]], [[Kudhës]], [[Qeparo]], [[Vuno]] and [[Iliaz]].<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=y2EPFRL-XJQC&pg=PA112&dq=Palas%C3%AB&hl=en&ei=Qqp2TKLxLJWTjAfEnbmzDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCcQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=Palas%C3%AB&f=false|title=Returning Home to Rome - The Basilian Monks of Grottaferrata in Albania, Volume 7|author= Murzaku, Ines Angeli|publisher=Analekta Kryptoferri|page=112|year=2009|isbn=8889345047}}</ref> However each village retained its own identity, despite falling under the municipality of Himarë.

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==Geography==
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The village is located several kilometres northwest of the town of [[Dhërmi]], accessed via the main road leading out of the town. The [[Llogora Pass]] and [[Çika]] Mountain are nearby. The Thunderbolt Mountains, the western chain of the [[Ceraunian Mountains]], enclose the area on its northern and northeastern side. The area opens up on its southwestern side with the mountain of [[Çika]] and descends towards the [[Ionian]] coast and the [[Greek Islands]] of Othonas and [[Corfu]] in the distance.
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[[File:ALB 20070718 img 1368.jpg|thumb|left|Coastline. The village can be seen to the left of the picture. Further onwards to the right is [[Dhërmi]]]]
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The village contains narrow stone roads and quaint white houses and is built around a 100 year-old ''[[platanus]]'' (plane tree) , which is central to village life and the pride of the village.<ref name="TIA">{{cite web|url=http://www.tourism-in-albania.com/destination_guide|title=Destination Guide|publisher=Tourism in Albania|accessdate=August 26, 2010}}</ref> Geologically the terrain belongs to the western part of the Ionian Tectonic plate.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=vv2-HRTduYQC&pg=PA1311&dq=Palas%C3%AB&hl=en&ei=2Kd2TOjyAdO4jAen-L3ODg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=false|author=Marinos, Paul G.|title=Volume 2 of Engineering Geology and the Environment, International Association of Engineering Geology|publisher=Taylor & Francis, organized by the Greek National Group of IAEG, Athens, Greece|page=1311|date=June 1997|isbn=9054108797}}</ref> This section of the coastline is referred to by geologists as the ''Palasë-[[Butrint]] coastline''. The Palasë beach is 1.5 kilometres in length.<ref name="TIA"/>

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North of Palasë, is located a small bay, named Grammata ('letters' in Greek), accessible only by sea, with the surrounding cliffs containing various epigraphs, texts and symbols, perhaps carved out by sailors.<ref>[http://www.scribd.com/doc/8203799/Himara-Turistic-Guide-English-Version Tourist Guide of Himara]. Bashkia e Himares, p. 33.</ref>

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==Language==
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The inhabitants of Palasë are bilingual as they mainly speak a variant of the [[Himariote Greek dialect]], and partly the Tosk Albanian dialect.<ref name="Gregoric"/>


==Notable people==
==Notable people==

Revision as of 21:56, 31 August 2010

For other uses, see Palase.
Palasë
Village
Country Albania
CountyVlorë County
DistrictVlore District
MunicipalityHimarë
Population
 • Total413
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Palasë (also Paljasa[1], Greek: Παλάσα, Palasa) is a village close to the Llogara National Park in the Albanian Riviera. It is located in the municipality of Himarë (13 kilometres from the town), in the District of Vlorë, Albania. The inhabitants of Palasë speak mainly a variant of the Himariote Greek dialect, and partly the Tosk Albanian dialect.[2]

History

In classical antiquity there was a settlement of the Chaones, one of the three major ancient Greek tribes of Epirus, named Palaesti (Greek: Παλαίστη).[3]

Until the 1750s Himarë was composed of more than 50 villages,[4] while at the end of the 1780s, it comprised only 16 villages situated by the seashore, from Saranda to Palasë.[5] Later on, with Ali Pasha's defeat, the region of Himara shrunk to only seven villages. In September 1916, the provinces of Himarë and Tepelenë became part of the Vlorë prefecture and were placed under the control of the Italian armed forces. The city of Himarë became the official capital of the region and was responsible for the administration of the traditionally Orthodox coastal villages of Palasë, Dhërmi, Kudhës, Qeparo, Vuno and Iliaz.[6] However each village retained its own identity, despite falling under the municipality of Himarë.

Geography

The village is located several kilometres northwest of the town of Dhërmi, accessed via the main road leading out of the town. The Llogora Pass and Çika Mountain are nearby. The Thunderbolt Mountains, the western chain of the Ceraunian Mountains, enclose the area on its northern and northeastern side. The area opens up on its southwestern side with the mountain of Çika and descends towards the Ionian coast and the Greek Islands of Othonas and Corfu in the distance.

Coastline. The village can be seen to the left of the picture. Further onwards to the right is Dhërmi

The village contains narrow stone roads and quaint white houses and is built around a 100 year-old platanus (plane tree) , which is central to village life and the pride of the village.[7] Geologically the terrain belongs to the western part of the Ionian Tectonic plate.[8] This section of the coastline is referred to by geologists as the Palasë-Butrint coastline. The Palasë beach is 1.5 kilometres in length.[7]

North of Palasë, is located a small bay, named Grammata ('letters' in Greek), accessible only by sea, with the surrounding cliffs containing various epigraphs, texts and symbols, perhaps carved out by sailors.[9]

Language

The inhabitants of Palasë are bilingual as they mainly speak a variant of the Himariote Greek dialect, and partly the Tosk Albanian dialect.[2]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ A Gazetteer of Albania (1946), Permanent Committee on Geographical Names for British Official Use, House of the Royal Geographical Society
  2. ^ a b Gregorič, Nataša. "Storytelling as a spatial practice in Dhërmi/Drimades of southern Albania" (PDF). Anthropological Notebooks. Slovene Anthropological Society. 2 (14): 5. 1408-032X. Retrieved 2009-11-28. They primarily use the Greek dialect and partly the southern Albanian (Tosk) one in their day to day conversations. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |month=, |laydate=, |quotes=, |laysource=, |laysummary=, and |coauthors= (help)
  3. ^ Sakellariou M.V. (1997). Epirus, 4000 years of Greek history and civilization. Ekdotikē Athēnōn. p. 20. ISBN 9789602133712.
  4. ^ Bulletin of Social Sciences (Albanian: Buletin për Shkencat Shoqërore, II, Tiranë, 1955, p. 159: part of the Letter sent from the people of Himara to the Tzarine Elizabeta Petrovna
  5. ^ Studime historike (1964). "Dokumente: Kapiteni Dedoviç, Vjenë, më 30 korrik 1787. (English: Documents: Captain Dedowitch, Vienna, July 30th, 1787)". Studime historike (English: Historical Studies) (in Albanian) (4).
  6. ^ Murzaku, Ines Angeli (2009). Returning Home to Rome - The Basilian Monks of Grottaferrata in Albania, Volume 7. Analekta Kryptoferri. p. 112. ISBN 8889345047.
  7. ^ a b "Destination Guide". Tourism in Albania. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
  8. ^ Marinos, Paul G. (June 1997). Volume 2 of Engineering Geology and the Environment, International Association of Engineering Geology. Taylor & Francis, organized by the Greek National Group of IAEG, Athens, Greece. p. 1311. ISBN 9054108797.
  9. ^ Tourist Guide of Himara. Bashkia e Himares, p. 33.
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