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Zvërnec
Zvërnec (definite Albanian form: Zvërneci; Greek: Σβέρνιτσα, romanized: Svernitsa) is a community in Vlora County, Albania. It is situated northwest of the city of Vlora. It is inhabited by ethnic Greeks who speak a unique northern Greek dialect, as well as Aromanians. During classical antiquity the coastal area of the Bay of Vlora, where the present-day villages of Zvërnec and Nartë are located, was settled by Ancient Greeks. At present those two villages constitute the northernmost pockets of Modern Greek speech. Historian Alain Ducellier identifies the Byzantine outpost of Spinaritsa with Zvernec. At 1297 Spinaritza was governed by dux Kalamanos, member of the noble Greek Strategopoulos family. Later at 1301 governor of the Spinaritza district became Andronikos Palaiologos. Zvërnec, together with nearby Nartë, is a Greek-speaking pocket in the area north of Vlora. There are speakers of Aromanian also present in Zvërnec. According to a 2014 state report, the total number of registered citizens that belong to the Greek minority is 900. The surrounding region is full of salt marshes. Narta Lagoon, which hosts a unique ecosystem, lies north of the village. Near the village lies the island that bears the same name, and the Byzantine monastery dedicated to the Dormition of the Mother of God. To the east of the settlement there is a lighthouse.
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