Kostar

Village in Vlorë, Albania

Kostar

Κωστάρι

Village

Kostar

Coordinates: 39°55′51″N 20°06′04″E﻿ / ﻿39.93083°N 20.10111°E﻿ / 39.93083; 20.10111
Country|  Albania
County| Vlorë
Municipality| Finiq
Elevation

| 350 m (1,150 ft)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)

Kostar (Greek: Κωστάρι; romanized: Kostári) is a village in Vlorë County, southern Albania.[1] At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality of Delvinë.[2] it is inhabited by Greeks.[3]

## Demographics

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Kostar (Kostana) is recorded in the Ottoman defter of 1583 as a village in the Sanjak of Delvina with a total of 178 recorded male representatives, 150 of which were household heads and the remaining 28 being bachelors. The overwhelming majority of anthroponymy recorded in the settlement belonged to the Albanian onomastic sphere (e.g., Gjon Pjetri, Gjin Pali, Dedë Bardhi, Lekë Kola), with a minority bearing general Christian personal names - some of which belonged to the Greek Orthodox sphere (e.g., Jano Dhimo, Andrea Dhima, Dhimo Ilia). Two Muslims were also recorded among the inhabitants of the village: Murat Gjini, and Hasan Murati.[4]

According to Ottoman statistics, the village had 86 inhabitants in 1895.[5] The village had 328 inhabitants in 1993, all ethnically Greeks.[3]

## References

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1. ^ "Location of Kostar".
2. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6376. 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. 55. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
4. ^ Buharaja, Vexhi (1992). "Kazaja e Delvinës (Nga defteri osman i sanxhakut të Delvinës i vitit 1583)". Studime Historike (1–4): 193–4.1–4&rft.pages=193-4&rft.date=1992&rft.aulast=Buharaja&rft.aufirst=Vexhi&rft_id=https://drive.google.com/file/d/18UMHUdpvn_f0I5X6obMY069suEos3GUv/view&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Kostar" class="Z3988">
5. ^ Μιχάλης Κοκολάκης, "Η τουρκική στατιστική της Ηπείρου στο Σαλναμέ του 1895" στο Βασίλης Παναγιωτόπουλος, Λεωνίδας Καλλιβρετάκης, Δημήτρης Δημητρόπουλος, Μιχάλης Κοκολάκης και Ευδοκία Ολυμπίτου (επιμ.), Πληθυσμοί και οικισμοί του ελληνικού χώρου. Ιστορικά μελετήματα, Ινστιτούτο Νεοελληνικών Ερευνών/Εθνικό Ίδρυμα Ερευνών, Athens 2003, p. 287

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Subdivisions of Finiq municipality

Municipal seat: Finiq

Administrative unit of Aliko|

* Aliko
* Çaush
* Dritas
* Halo
* Jermë
* Neohor
* Pllakë
* Rahullë
* Tremul
* Vurgu i Ri

Administrative unit of Dhivër|

* Cerkovicë
* Dermish
* Dhivër
* Janicat
* Leshnicë e Poshtme
* Leshnicë e Sipërme
* Llupsat
* Maliçan
* Memoraq
* Navaricë
* Rumanxë
* Shëndre

Administrative unit of Finiq|

* Bregas
* Buronjë
* Çlirim
* Finiq
* Karahaxhë
* Vrion

Administrative unit of Livadhe|

* Gravë
* Grazhdan
* Kalcat
* Karroq
* Kodër
* Komat
* Kulluricë
* Lefter Talo
* Livadhe
* Llazat
* Pandalejmon
* Qesarat
* Sopik
* Vagalat
* Zminec

Administrative unit of Mesopotam|

* Ardhasovë
* Bistricë
* Brajlat
* Dhrovjan
* Fitore
* Kardhikaq
* Kostar
* Kranë
* Krongj
* Livinë
* Mesopotam
* Muzinë
* Pecë
* Sirakat
* Velahovë

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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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