Bularat

Village in Gjirokastër, Albania

Bularat

Βουλιαράτες

Village

View of the village

Bularat

Coordinates: 39°54′22″N 20°17′37″E﻿ / ﻿39.90611°N 20.29361°E﻿ / 39.90611; 20.29361
Country|  Albania
County| Gjirokastër
Municipality| Dropull
Elevation

| 350 m (1,150 ft)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Website| vouliarati.altervista.org [dead link]

Bularat (Albanian definite form: Bularati; Greek: Βουλιαράτες; romanized Vouliarátes) is a village in Gjirokastër County, southern Albania.[1] At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality of Dropull.[2] It is inhabited solely by Greeks.[3] It is located just 6 km away from the Greek-Albanian border.

## Name

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Its name contains the Albanian suffix -at, widely used to form toponyms from personal names and surnames.[4]

## History

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Archeological findings (clay objects) discovered in 1979 prove that the village has been continuously inhabited since the 3rd century BC. The village has a 16th century Orthodox church, St. Athanasios.[5] A battle occurred near the village during the Greco-Italian War, which resulted in a Greek victory with 15 casualties and 130 wounded (on the Greek side).[6] Following the capture of the village and its surroundings by Greek forces, a temporary hospital was established to heal wounded soldiers, of whom 60 eventually died however. A military graveyard was also erected, for casualties of other nearby battles. This is still open to the public today.[7][5]

The first school was established in the 1700s. It was repaired in 1830 by donations from wealthy Georgios Kouremenos, the name of which was found on an inscription of a slab. In 1905, a girls-only school was established from expenses of architect Vasilakos Kouremenos. In 1935, Albanian authorities temporarily closed the school, resulting in reactions from locals, following clashes with the Albanian gendarmerie on 17 June.[8]

In 1993, Albanian authorities arrested the mayor of the village due to offence caused by waving of Greek flags in the village during annual celebrations commemorating Greece's entry to World War II.[9]

## Demographics

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According to the local newspaper, Το Γραφικό Βουλιαράτι, the village had 1,308 inhabitants in 1912. According to a 1995 research, the village had 833 inhabitants, all of which were ethnically Greeks.[3]

## Notable individuals

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* Vasileios Kouremenos (el), architect and professor of the National Technical University of Athens
* Konstantinos Katsifas (el), builder; killed by Albanian authorities on 28 October 2018

## References

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1. ^ "Location of Bularat".
2. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6371. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
3. ^ 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. 58. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
4. ^ Çabej, Eqerem (1976). Studime gjuhësore: Hyrje në historinë e gjuhës shqipe. Fonetika historike. Parashtesat. Biblioteka Linguistikë (in Albanian). Rilindja. p. 210. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
5. ^ a b Αγαθοκλής Παναγούλιας, Πεσόντες του 40, Η δοξολογία, 30 October 2016.
6. ^ 1 Δεκεμβρίου 1940: Η φονική μάχη στο ύψωμα Αγίου Αθανασίου στους Βουλιαράτες Αργυροκάστρου [1 December 1940: The deadly fight on the hill of St. Athanasios in Vouliarates of Argyrokastro]. 1/12/2013. ellogosar.
7. ^ «Ιστορικό κοιμητήριο» το νεκροταφείο των Ελλήνων πεσόντων 1940-41 στις Βουλιαράτες [«Historical graveyard» the graveyard of the Greek soldiers 1940-1941 in Vouliarates], 21/12/2017, left.gr
8. ^ Hellenic Army General Staff, The struggle for Northern Epirus, 9789607897404, p. 386: The Greeks openen the schools by forces and ... as the village of Vouliarates... 17 July 1935.
9. ^ Central and South-Eastern Europe 2003, By Imogen Bell, p. 72.

## Bibliography

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* Γεώργιος Γ. Καλυβόπουλος, Χρήστος Γ. Καλυβόπουλος, «Μπουλιαράτι Δερόπολη». Ιστορία - Λαϊκός Πολιτισμός, Athens 1975
* Αγαθοκλής Πρ. Παναγούλιας, Όσοι δε γύρισαν από το μέτωπο: Αναφορά στους πεσόντες του Ελληνικού στρατού που φιλοξενεί το στρατιωτικό νεκροταφείο Βουλιαρατίου, έκδοση: Αγαθοκλής Πρ. Παναγούλιας, Athens 2002
* Σύνδεσμος Συνταξιούχων Ελληνοδάσκαλων Εθνικής Ελληνικής Μειονότητας Νομού Αργυροκάστρου, Τα Πανάρχαια ελληνικά χωριά του Νομού Αργυροκάστρου, Ioannina 2009

## External links

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* Different views of Voularati

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Subdivisions of Dropull municipality

Municipal seat: Dropull

Administrative unit of Dropull i Poshtëm|

* Derviçan
* Dhuvjan
* Frashtan
* Glinë
* Goranxi
* Goricë
* Koshovicë
* Grapsh
* Haskovë
* Lugar
* Peshkëpi e Poshtme
* Peshkëpi e Sipërme
* Radat
* Sofratikë
* Terihat
* Vanistër
* Vrahogoranxi

Administrative unit of Dropull i Sipërm|

* Bodrishtë
* Bularat
* Dritë
* Jorgucat
* Kakavijë
* Kërrë
* Klishar
* Koshovicë
* Krioner
* Likomil
* Llongo
* Llovinë
* Pepel
* Selo
* Sotirë
* Vodhinë
* Vrisera
* Zervat

Administrative unit of Pogon|

* Çatistë
* Hllomo
* Mavrojer
* Poliçan
* Selckë
* Skore
* Sopik

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Greeks in Albania

History|

* Ancient Epirus
* Chaonians
* Omphales
* Dexaroi
* Despotate of Epirus
* Revolt of 1567-1572
* Revolt of 1854
* Revolt of 1878
* Himara revolt of 1912
* Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus
* Northern Epirus
* Protocol of Corfu
* Greco-Italian War in southern Albania
* Morava–Ivan
* Korçë
* Saranda
* Himara
* Klisura Pass
* Trebeshina
* Italian spring offensive
* Hill 731
* Northern Epirus Liberation Front

Society
and culture|

* Himariote dialect
* Laiko Vima
* Polyphonic song of Epirus
* Postage stamps and postal history
* Lasso fund

Education: New Academy (Moscopole)
* Zographeion College (Qestorat)
* Acroceraunian School (Himara)
* Dhuvjan Monastery (Dropull)
* Bangas Gymnasium (Korçë)

Geography|

Ancient: Chaonia, Parauaea
Medieval and modern: Dryinopolis, Kolonia

Settlements1|

* Ancient: Phoenice
* Vouthroton
* Avlon
* Apollonia
* Thronion
* Amantia
* Antigonia
* Antipatreia
* Oricon

Modern: Gjirokastër
* Korçë
* Himara
* Delvinë
* Sarandë
* Dropull
* Pogon
* Përmet
* Leskovik
* Bilisht
* Moscopole
* Zvërnec
* Vlorë
* Berat
* Durrës

Organizations|

* Omonoia
* Panepirotic Federation of America
* Panepirotic Federation of Australia
* Unity for Human Rights Party
* Ethnic Greek Minority for the Future

Individuals2|

* Benefactors:  Apostol Arsache
* Evangelos and Konstantinos Zappas
* Ioannis Pangas
* Georgios and Simon Sinas
* Alexandros and Michael Vasileiou
* Christakis Zografos
* Literature:  Theodore Kavalliotis
* Katina Papa
* Konstantinos Skenderis
* Takis Tsiakos
* Tasos Vidouris
* Stavrianos Vistiaris
* Andreas Zarbalas
* Politics: Fredi Beleri
* Georgios Christakis-Zografos
* Spiro Ksera
* Vangjel Dule
* Vasilis Bolanos
* Military/Resistance: Kyriakoulis Argyrokastritis
* Dimitrios Doulis
* Nikolaos Dailakis
* Konstantinos Lagoumitzis
* Zachos Milios
* Athanasios Pipis
* Ioannis Poutetsis
* Vasileios Sachinis
* Georgios Soulios
* Spyromilios
* Spyros Spyromilios
* Sports: Pyrros Dimas
* Sotiris Ninis
* Panajot Pano
* Leonidas Sabanis
* Andreas Tatos
* Clergy: Photios Kalpidis
* Vasileios of Dryinoupolis
* Panteleimon Kotokos
* Eulogios Kourilas Lauriotis

1 Includes localities with a substantial ethnic Greek population, or otherwise with any kind of cultural or other type of significance, historical or current, for the Greek minority in Albania.
2 Includes individuals not necessarily of Greek ethnicity but with important contributions to Greek civilization.

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