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Pulcheriopolis

Berat
City
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Berat photomontage
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Berat is located in Albania
Berat
Berat
Coordinates: 40°42′N 19°57′E / 40.700°N 19.950°E / 40.700; 19.950Coordinates: 40°42′N 19°57′E / 40.700°N 19.950°E / 40.700; 19.950
Country Albania Albania
County Berat
Government
 • Mayor Petrit Sinaj (SMI)
Area
 • Municipality 379.98 km2 (146.71 sq mi)
Elevation 58 m (190 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Municipality 60,031
 • Municipality density 160/km2 (410/sq mi)
 • Administrative Unit 32,606
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal Code 5001-5006
Area Code (0)311
Vehicle registration AL
Website

Official Website

Official name The Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra
Type Cultural
Criteria iii, iv
Designated 2005
Reference no. 569
Region Berat County
Europe 2005–present

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Berat is a city and a municipality located in south-central Albania, and the capital of the County of Berat and also one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. In July 2008, the old town called Mangalem district, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Berat, Otllak, Roshnik, Sinjë and Velabisht, that became municipal units.

The seat of the municipality is the city Berat. The total population is 60,031 (2011 census), in a total area of 379.98 km2 (146.71 sq mi). The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 32,606.

The name of the city in Albanian is "Berat" or "Berati", which is probably derived from the Old Slavonic Бѣлградъ or "Bel(i)grad" (Белград, meaning "white city" in the South Slavic languages), under which name it was known in Greek, Bulgarian, Latin and Slavic documents during the High and Late Middle Ages. That name was rendered as Bellegrada (Βελλέγραδα) in Greek. It is believed to have been the site of the ancient city "Antipatreia" (Ancient Greek: Ἀντιπάτρεια "city of Antipater") or "Antipatrea" in Latin, while during the early Byzantine Empire the name of the town was "Pulcheriopolis" (Greek: Πουλχεριόπολις, "city of Pulcheria"). In the Republic of Venice the city was known as Belgrad di Romania, while in the Ottoman Empire it was also known as Belgrad-i Arnavud (Albanian Belgrade) to distinguish it from Belgrade.


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