Pilur is a village on the
Albanian Riviera in
Vlorë County,
Albania. It is part of the municipality
Himarë.
Demographics
The village of Pilur is inhabited by an Orthodox Albanian population and speak
Albanian
Albanian may refer to:
*Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular:
**Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans
**Albanian language
**Albanian culture
**Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...
.
[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 Nikolakopoulos, Ilias, Kouloubis Theodoros A. & Thanos M. Veremis (eds). ''Ο Ελληνισμός της Αλβανίας [The Greeks of Albania]''. University of Athens. p. 51. "ΑΧ Αλβανοί Ορθόδοξοι Χριστιανοί"; p.53. "PILUR ΠΗΛΙΟΥΡΙ 532 ΑΧ"[ "Pilur, a village of 105 houses, which is Albanian-speaking"]
History
In 1720, the villages of Himara, Palasa, Ilias, Vuno, Pilur and Qeparo refused to submit to the Pasha of Delvina.
References
Populated places in Himara
Villages in Vlorë County
Albanian Ionian Sea Coast
Labëria
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