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Gjorm

Coordinates: 40°18′N 19°38′E / 40.300°N 19.633°E / 40.300; 19.633
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Gjorm
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

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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

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  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.