Gjorm

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]

Gjorm
Gjorm
Coordinates: 40°18′N 19°38′E
Country Albania
CountyVlorë
MunicipalitySelenicë
Municipal unitBrataj
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

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). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
  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.
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