Biovizhdë

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Biovizhdë
Βαλοβίστα
Village
Biovizhdë is located in Albania
Biovizhdë
Biovizhdë
Coordinates: 40°5′51″N 20°32′8″E / 40.09750°N 20.53556°E / 40.09750; 20.53556
Country Albania
CountyGjirokastër
MunicipalityPërmet
Administrative unitÇarçovë
Elevation
518 m (1,699 ft)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Biovizhdë (Albanian definite form: Biovizhda, Greek: Βαλοβίστα) is a village in Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality of Përmet.[1] The village is located in the valley of the Vjosa river.[2]

Name

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The toponym Biovizhdë is derived from the personal name Биовидъ, Biovida and the suffix jъ, ya, with the Bulgarian sound change d and y into zhd.[3] Linguist Xhelal Ylli says the formation of the personal name is unclear and is possibly a hybrid name.[3]

Demographics

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Biovizhdë is a Greek speaking village.[4][2] In Biovizhdë there is a significant Aromanian minority population.[5] Their presence was originally temporary, related to their transhumant lifestyle, before becoming permanent in the village.[5] Some Biovizhdë Aromanians have migrated to southern Albanian cities.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6371. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b Sintès, Pierre (2010). La raison du movement. Territoires et réseaux de migrants albanais en Grèce [The reason for movement: Territories and networks of Albanian migrants in Greece] (in French). Karthala. p. 170. ISBN 9782811103903.
  3. ^ a b Ylli, Xhelal (1997). Das slavische Lehngut im Albanischen. Teil 2: Ortsnamen [Slavic Loan Material in Albanian. Part 2: Placenames] (PDF) (in German). Verlag Otto Sagner. p. 91. ISBN 9783876907727. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 February 2022.
  4. ^ Nitsiakos, Vassilis (2010). On the Border: Transborder Mobility, Ethnic Groups and Boundaries Along the Albanian-Greek Frontier. LIT Verlag. pp. 45–46. ISBN 9783643107930.
  5. ^ a b c Kahl, Thede (1999). Ethnizität und räumliche Verbreitung der Aromunen in Südosteuropa [Ethnicity and geographical distribution of Aromanians in Southeast Europe] (in German). Universität Münster, Institut für Geographie der Westfälischen Wilhelms. ISBN 9783980393577. p. 133. R. Rrămăn (Aromunen mit der Eigenbezeichnung Rrămăn = Farscheroten, Arvanitovlachen)"; p. 144. "Biovizhdë... hoher Anteil R, ursprünglich bodenvage Sommersiedlungen der R, vermutliches Herkunftsgebiet der Farsheroten; heute z.T. gemischte Dauersiedlungen, z.T Abwanderung in sudalbanische Stadte."