Hormovë
Hormovë | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 40°14′20″N 20°06′04″E / 40.2389°N 20.1011°E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Gjirokastër |
| Municipality | Tepelenë |
| Municipal unit | Qendër Tepelenë |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Hormovë is a community in the Gjirokastër County, southern Albania.[1] At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Tepelenë.[2]
When the Greek War of Independence broke up (1821) a number of locals formed armed groups and supported the Independence struggle in Peloponnese and Central Greece.[3]
Notable people
- Konstantinos Lagoumitzis (1781–1827), hero of the Greek War of Independence.
References
- ^ "Location of Hormovë". Retrieved 6/3/2010.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Law nr. 115/2014
- ^ Pappas, Nicholas Charles (1991). Greeks in Russian military service in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Institute for Balkan Studies. p. 294.
