Konispol

Municipality

Seal

Konispol

Coordinates: 39°40′N 20°11′E / 39.667°N 20.183°ECoordinates: 39°40′N 20°11′E / 39.667°N 20.183°E

Country

Albania

County

Vlorë

Government

• Mayor

Shuaip Beqiri (PJIU)

Area

• Municipality

221.88 km² (85.67 sq mi)

Elevation

389 m (1,276 ft)

Population (2011)

• Municipality

8,245

• Municipality density

37/km² (96/sq mi)

• Administrative Unit

2,123

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Postal Code

9705

Area Code

(0)891

Vehicle registration

Konispol is the southernmost municipality of Albania. It sits one kilometer away from the Albanian-Greek border. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Konispol, Markat and Xarrë, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Konispol. The total population is 8,245 (2011 census), in a total area of 221.88 km². The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 2,123. The municipal unit consists of the town Konispol and the village Çiflik. The town's main interests are agriculture and viticulture. The town is inhabited by Muslim Cham Albanians. The wider municipality is inhabited by Albanians, Greeks and Aromanians. and is the center of the Cham Albanian community in Albania.

The name of the settlement Konispol is derived from kon'c (коньць) and polya (поля), Slavic words for end and field referring to the end of a field.

The area was part of the ancient region of Epirus and was inhabited by Chaonian Greeks.

In 1943, Konispol is noted for being the battleground of a fierce conflict between German units, Cham collaborators from Thesprotia province in Greece of Nuri Dino battalion and the communist Albanian resistance.

In 1992, 7 caves were discovered just north of the town. They dated from the Upper Paleolithic age to the Iron Age.

Konispol, due to its proximity to the Albanian-Greek borders, is part of the European Union's Greece – Albania Neighbourhood Programme for improving the standard of living of the local population by promoting sustainable local development in the cross-border area between the two countries.

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