Gjorm

Gjorm
Village
Gjorm is located in Albania
Gjorm
Gjorm
Coordinates: 40°18′N 19°38′E / 40.300°N 19.633°E / 40.300; 19.633
Country Albania
CountyVlorë
MunicipalitySelenicë
Municipal unitBrataj
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Gjorm is a village in the Vlorë County, southwestern Albania.[1] It was part of the former municipality Brataj. At the 2015 local government reform, it became part of the municipality Selenicë.[2]

World War II

During World War II, Gjorm was part of the battlefield of the battle of Gjorm, where Albanian resistance units defeated and routed the troops of the Kingdom of Italy.[3]

Sources

  1. ^ "Location of Gjorm". Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6376. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  3. ^ Pearson, Owen (2006). Albania in Occupation and War: From Fascism to Communism 1940-1945. I.B.Tauris. p. 230. ISBN 1-84511-104-4.