Bularat

Bularat

Βουλιαράτες
Bularat Βουλιαράτες
Village
	View of the village
	Bularat
	Coordinates: 39°54′22″N 20°17′37″E / 39.90611°N 20.29361°E
Country	Albania
County	Gjirokastër
Municipality	Dropull
Elevation	350 m (1,150 ft)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	vouliarati.altervista.org [dead link]

Bularat (Albanian definite form: Bularati; Greek: Βουλιαράτες; romanized Vouliarátes) is a village in Gjirokastër County, southern Albania.^[1] At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality of Dropull.^[2] It is inhabited solely by Greeks.^[3] It is located just 6 km away from the Greek-Albanian border.

Name

Its name contains the Albanian suffix -at, widely used to form toponyms from personal names and surnames.^[4]

History

Archeological findings (clay objects) discovered in 1979 prove that the village has been continuously inhabited since the 3rd century BC. The village has a 16th century Orthodox church, St. Athanasios.^[5] A battle occurred near the village during the Greco-Italian War, which resulted in a Greek victory with 15 casualties and 130 wounded (on the Greek side).^[6] Following the capture of the village and its surroundings by Greek forces, a temporary hospital was established to heal wounded soldiers, of whom 60 eventually died however. A military graveyard was also erected, for casualties of other nearby battles. This is still open to the public today.^[7]^[5]

The first school was established in the 1700s. It was repaired in 1830 by donations from wealthy Georgios Kouremenos, the name of which was found on an inscription of a slab. In 1905, a girls-only school was established from expenses of architect Vasilakos Kouremenos. In 1935, Albanian authorities temporarily closed the school, resulting in reactions from locals, following clashes with the Albanian gendarmerie on 17 June.^[8]

In 1993, Albanian authorities arrested the mayor of the village due to offence caused by waving of Greek flags in the village during annual celebrations commemorating Greece's entry to World War II.^[9]

Demographics

According to the local newspaper, Το Γραφικό Βουλιαράτι, the village had 1,308 inhabitants in 1912. According to a 1995 research, the village had 833 inhabitants, all of which were ethnically Greeks.^[3]

Notable individuals

Vasileios Kouremenos (el), architect and professor of the National Technical University of Athens
Konstantinos Katsifas (el), builder; killed by Albanian authorities on 28 October 2018

References

^ "Location of Bularat".
^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6371. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b Kallivretakis, Leonidas (1995). "Η Ελληνική Κοινότητα της Αλβανίας υπό το Πρίσμα της Ιστορικής Γεωγραφίας και Δημογραφίας [The Greek Community of Albania in Terms of Historical Geography and Demography]" (in Greek). Εκδόσεις Σιδέρης. p. 58. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
^ Çabej, Eqerem (1976). Studime gjuhësore: Hyrje në historinë e gjuhës shqipe. Fonetika historike. Parashtesat. Biblioteka Linguistikë (in Albanian). Rilindja. p. 210. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
^ ^a ^b Αγαθοκλής Παναγούλιας, Πεσόντες του 40, Η δοξολογία, 30 October 2016.
^ 1 Δεκεμβρίου 1940: Η φονική μάχη στο ύψωμα Αγίου Αθανασίου στους Βουλιαράτες Αργυροκάστρου [1 December 1940: The deadly fight on the hill of St. Athanasios in Vouliarates of Argyrokastro]. 1/12/2013. ellogosar.
^ «Ιστορικό κοιμητήριο» το νεκροταφείο των Ελλήνων πεσόντων 1940-41 στις Βουλιαράτες [«Historical graveyard» the graveyard of the Greek soldiers 1940-1941 in Vouliarates], 21/12/2017, left.gr
^ Hellenic Army General Staff, The struggle for Northern Epirus, 9789607897404, p. 386: The Greeks openen the schools by forces and ... as the village of Vouliarates... 17 July 1935.
^ Central and South-Eastern Europe 2003, By Imogen Bell, p. 72.

Bibliography

Γεώργιος Γ. Καλυβόπουλος, Χρήστος Γ. Καλυβόπουλος, «Μπουλιαράτι Δερόπολη». Ιστορία - Λαϊκός Πολιτισμός, Athens 1975
Αγαθοκλής Πρ. Παναγούλιας, Όσοι δε γύρισαν από το μέτωπο: Αναφορά στους πεσόντες του Ελληνικού στρατού που φιλοξενεί το στρατιωτικό νεκροταφείο Βουλιαρατίου, έκδοση: Αγαθοκλής Πρ. Παναγούλιας, Athens 2002
Σύνδεσμος Συνταξιούχων Ελληνοδάσκαλων Εθνικής Ελληνικής Μειονότητας Νομού Αργυροκάστρου, Τα Πανάρχαια ελληνικά χωριά του Νομού Αργυροκάστρου, Ioannina 2009

External links

Different views of Voularati

[1] "Location of Bularat".

[2] "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6371. Retrieved 25 February 2022.

[Kallivretakis-3] Kallivretakis, Leonidas (1995). "Η Ελληνική Κοινότητα της Αλβανίας υπό το Πρίσμα της Ιστορικής Γεωγραφίας και Δημογραφίας [The Greek Community of Albania in Terms of Historical Geography and Demography]" (in Greek). Εκδόσεις Σιδέρης. p. 58. Retrieved 2 February 2015.

[Çabej-4] Çabej, Eqerem (1976). Studime gjuhësore: Hyrje në historinë e gjuhës shqipe. Fonetika historike. Parashtesat. Biblioteka Linguistikë (in Albanian). Rilindja. p. 210. Retrieved 2022-08-06.

[agpanag-5] Αγαθοκλής Παναγούλιας, Πεσόντες του 40, Η δοξολογία, 30 October 2016.

[6] 1 Δεκεμβρίου 1940: Η φονική μάχη στο ύψωμα Αγίου Αθανασίου στους Βουλιαράτες Αργυροκάστρου [1 December 1940: The deadly fight on the hill of St. Athanasios in Vouliarates of Argyrokastro]. 1/12/2013. ellogosar.

[7] «Ιστορικό κοιμητήριο» το νεκροταφείο των Ελλήνων πεσόντων 1940-41 στις Βουλιαράτες [«Historical graveyard» the graveyard of the Greek soldiers 1940-1941 in Vouliarates], 21/12/2017, left.gr

[8] Hellenic Army General Staff, The struggle for Northern Epirus, 9789607897404, p. 386: The Greeks openen the schools by forces and ... as the village of Vouliarates... 17 July 1935.

[9] Central and South-Eastern Europe 2003, By Imogen Bell, p. 72.

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v t e Subdivisions of Dropull municipality
Municipal seat: Dropull
Administrative unit of Dropull i Poshtëm	Derviçan Dhuvjan Frashtan Glinë Goranxi Goricë Koshovicë Grapsh Haskovë Lugar Peshkëpi e Poshtme Peshkëpi e Sipërme Radat Sofratikë Terihat Vanistër Vrahogoranxi
Administrative unit of Dropull i Sipërm	Bodrishtë Bularat Dritë Jorgucat Kakavijë Kërrë Klishar Koshovicë Krioner Likomil Llongo Llovinë Pepel Selo Sotirë Vodhinë Vrisera Zervat
Administrative unit of Pogon	Çatistë Hllomo Mavrojer Poliçan Selckë Skore Sopik

v t e Greeks in Albania
History	Ancient Epirus Chaonians Omphales Dexaroi Despotate of Epirus Revolt of 1567-1572 Revolt of 1854 Revolt of 1878 Himara revolt of 1912 Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus Northern Epirus Protocol of Corfu Greco-Italian War in southern Albania Morava–Ivan Korytsa Saranda Himara Klisura Pass Trebeshina Italian spring offensive Hill 731 Northern Epirus Liberation Front
Society and culture	Himariote dialect Laiko Vima Polyphonic song of Epirus Postage stamps and postal history Lasso fund Education: New Academy (Moscopole) Zographeion College (Qestorat) Acroceraunian School (Himara) Dhuvjan Monastery (Dropull) Bangas Gymnasium (Korçë)
Geography	Ancient: Chaonia, Parauaea Medieval and modern: Dryinopolis, Kolonia
Settlements¹	Ancient: Phoenice Vouthroton Avlon Apollonia Thronion Amantia Antigonia Antipatreia Oricon Modern: Gjirokastër Korçë Himara Delvinë Sarandë Dropull Pogon Përmet Leskovik Bilisht Moscopole Zvërnec Vlorë Berat Durrës
Organizations	Omonoia Panepirotic Federation of America Panepirotic Federation of Australia Unity for Human Rights Party
Individuals²	Benefactors: Apostol Arsache Evangelos and Konstantinos Zappas Ioannis Pangas Georgios and Simon Sinas Alexandros and Michael Vasileiou Christakis Zografos Literature: Theodore Kavalliotis Katina Papa Konstantinos Skenderis Takis Tsiakos Tasos Vidouris Stavrianos Vistiaris Andreas Zarbalas Politics: Fredi Beleri Georgios Christakis-Zografos Spiro Ksera Vangjel Dule Vasilis Bolanos Military/Resistance: Kyriakoulis Argyrokastritis Dimitrios Doulis Nikolaos Dailakis Konstantinos Lagoumitzis Zachos Milios Athanasios Pipis Ioannis Poutetsis Vasileios Sachinis Georgios Soulios Spyromilios Spyros Spyromilios Sports: Pyrros Dimas Sotiris Ninis Panajot Pano Leonidas Sabanis Andreas Tatos Clergy: Photios Kalpidis Vasileios of Dryinoupolis Panteleimon Kotokos Eulogios Kourilas Lauriotis
¹ Includes localities with a substantial ethnic Greek population, or otherwise with any kind of cultural or other type of significance, historical or current, for the Greek minority in Albania. ² Includes individuals not necessarily of Greek ethnicity but with important contributions to Greek civilization.