Kardhikaq

Kardhikaq (Greek: Γαρδικάκι; romanized: Gardikáki) is a small village in Vlorë County, southern Albania.[1] At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality of Finiq.[2] It is inhabited by a mix population of Greeks and Orthodox Aromanians.[3]

Kardhikaq Gardikaki
Settlement
Kardhikaq
Coordinates: 39°57′02″N 20°09′54″E
Country	Albania
County	Vlorë
Municipality	Finiq
Elevation	320 m (1,050 ft)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Demographics

According to Ottoman statistics, the village had 164 inhabitants in 1895.[4] In 1993, the village had a mix population of Greeks and Orthodox Aromanians, numbering 215 inhabitants.[3] The village today has a decreased permanent population of roughly 100 inhabitants, notably due to migration to Greece or other countries. Despite this, the population doubles in Easter, Summer and Christmas, as most people return to their village to celebrate or have holidays with their families.

References

1. "Location of Kardhikaq".
2. "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
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. 55. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
4. Μιχάλης Κοκολάκης, "Η τουρκική στατιστική της Ηπείρου στο Σαλναμέ του 1895" στο Βασίλης Παναγιωτόπουλος, Λεωνίδας Καλλιβρετάκης, Δημήτρης Δημητρόπουλος, Μιχάλης Κοκολάκης και Ευδοκία Ολυμπίτου (επιμ.), Πληθυσμοί και οικισμοί του ελληνικού χώρου. Ιστορικά μελετήματα, Ινστιτούτο Νεοελληνικών Ερευνών/Εθνικό Ίδρυμα Ερευνών, Athens 2003, p. 285