Albanian towns and villages burned in 1913–1914 by the Greeks

Albanian towns and villages burned in 1913–1914 by the Greeks

Summary

The table records 30 Albanian towns and villages reportedly burned or destroyed by Greek forces in 1913–1914, covering areas in southern Albania including Përmet, Tepelenë, Kolonjë, Skrapar, Këlcyrë, Kurvelesh, Frashër, Tomoricë, and Korçë.

According to the table:

  • Total recorded population: approximately 7,598
  • Houses burned/destroyed: approximately 1,471
  • The largest recorded population centers include Borshi (1,120), Frashëri (1,112), Bolena (918), Arza (667), Bença (577), and Damsi (513).
  • Frashëri has the highest number of houses destroyed (318), followed by Borshi (183) and Bolena (159).
  • Several smaller villages are also included, indicating that the reported destruction was not limited to major settlements.
No.Name of the destroyed villageSub-prefecturePopulationHouses destroyed
1AlipostivaniPërmet252
2ArzaTepelenë66749
3BackaSkrapar213
4BarmashiKolonjë6111
5BeçishtiTepelenë18534
6BenjezaKolonjë644
7BejkovaKolonjë426
8BençaTepelenë577130
9BenjaKëlcyrë8912
10BenjezaPërmet273
11BërzhdaniFrashër91
12BlezenekaSkrapar5512
13BolenaKurvelesh918159
14BorshiKurvelesh1,120183
15BiežënckaSkrapar6012
16BubësiKëlcyrë11713
17BuziTepelenë36463
18ButkaKolonjë346
19ÇorajKurvelesh14830
20ÇepaniSkrapar366
21DamsiTepelenë51387
22DavidhiSkrapar12726
23DorzaTepelenë21246
24DragotiTepelenë25349
25DukajTepelenë49489
26DōbrenjiTomoricë17018
27FloqiKorçë171
28FrashëriFrashër1,112318
29FratariKëlcyrë12532
30Fusha-bardhëKurvelesh617

Heading: Towns and villages burned in 1913–1914 by the Greeks.

The French column headings in the original are:

  • Emni i Katundit të djegur — Name of the burned/destroyed village
  • Nënprefektura — Sub-prefecture
  • Popullsia — Population
  • Shtëpitë e djegura — Houses burned/destroyed

List of Albanian villages burned Greek troops in 1913-1914

Source

Albanian encyclopedic guide book. “Shqipria më 1927, e illustruar.” Teki Selenica.

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