Hormovë
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Hormovë | |
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Community | |
Hormovë | |
Coordinates: 40°14′20″N 20°6′4″E / 40.23889°N 20.10111°ECoordinates: 40°14′20″N 20°6′4″E / 40.23889°N 20.10111°E | |
Country | Albania |
County | Gjirokastër County |
District | Tepelenë District |
Municipality | Qendër |
Time zone | Central European Time (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Car Plates | GJ |
Hormovë is a community in the Tepelenë District, Gjirokastër County, southern Albania.[1]
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.[2]
Notable people
- Konstantinos Lagoumitzis (1781–1827), hero of the Greek War of Independence.
References
- ↑ "Location of Hormovë". Retrieved 6/3/2010.
- ↑ Pappas, Nicholas Charles (1991). Greeks in Russian military service in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Institute for Balkan Studies. p. 294.
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