Dëllënjë
Village
Dëllënjë is located in Albania
Dëllënjë
Dëllënjë
Coordinates: 40°39′4.94″N 19°22′36.71″E / 40.6513722°N 19.3768639°E / 40.6513722; 19.3768639
Country Albania
CountyVlorë
MunicipalityVlorë
Municipal unitNovoselë
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area Code033

Dëllënjë is a village in Albania, part of the former Novoselë municipality, in the Vlorë County. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Vlorë.[1] It is located 31km away from Vlorë city (north direction) and 4km away from the Adriatic seashore. It is the last village along the Vjosë river.

Name

The name Dëllënjë has Albanian origins derived from Dëllinjë ("juniper"). Naming after the local flora is a common phenomenon amongst the Myzeqar Albanians.[2] Before the village was founded the area was known as "The Juniper Forest".[3]

Culture

The population of Dëllënjë is exclusively Orthodox Albanian. In Dëllënjë, like some of the villages in the Novoselë area, the marriages between people of the same village were allowed, mainly because it was a newly centralised village founded by the local Albanians part of the Lalë clans who were scattered along the Vjosë river with no family ties between them.[4][5]

The village is also known as the village of Fishermen and Hunters.[3]

Flora and Fauna

Dëllënjë has the typical Mediterranean Climate and being close to the Adriatic shoreline the geography mainly consist of saltwater marshes. Two of the local plants of the area are the "Shëllire" (Albanian for "Brine") and "Fshesë Kripe" (Albanian for "Salty Broom").

The nearby lagoon of Kallënga is a common fishing area for eels and other types of fish. The most common birds found in the area are the Great white heron (Ardea alba), Eurasian coot (Fulica atra) and the ducks (Anatidae).[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6376. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. ↑ Elezi, Mehmet (1954). Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian). Gjergj Fishta. p. 351. ISBN 9789994387465.
  3. 1 2 3 admin (2019-08-06). "Dëllënjë - një ditë në fshatin e peshkatarëve". Travel Magazine (in Albanian). Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  4. ↑ Xhafa, Muharrem (1985). Lidhjet martesore në shoqërinë tonë socialiste (in Albanian). Shtëpia Botuese "8 Nëntori". p. 65.
  5. ↑ Etnografia shqiptare (in Albanian). Akademia e Shkencave e RPSH, Instituti i Historisë, Sektori i Etnografisë. 1976. p. 268.
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