Tragjas
Tragjas | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 40°18′N 19°30′E / 40.3°N 19.5°E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Vlorë |
| Municipality | Vlorë |
| Municipal unit | Orikum |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Tragjas is a community in the Vlorë County, southwestern Albania.[1] At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Vlorë.[2]
World War II
During World War II Tragjas was part of the battlefield of the battle of Gjorm, where Albanian resistance units defeated and routed the troops of the Kingdom of Italy.[3]
Notable people
- Skënder Hasko,[4] writer
- Skënder Muço, Balli Kombëtar leader
Sources
- ^ "Location of Tragjas". Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ^ Law nr. 115/2014
- ^ Pearson, Owen (2006). Albania in Occupation and War: From Fascism to Communism 1940-1945. I.B.Tauris. p. 230. ISBN 1-84511-104-4.
- ^ "Skënder Hasko". Toena Publishing House.
