Durrës County (Kingdom of Serbia)
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Durrës County was one of the counties of the Kingdom of Serbia
established on 29 November 1912 on the part of the territory of Albania
taken from the Ottoman Empire
during the First Balkan War
. Durrës County had four districts : Durres
, Lezha, Elbasan
and Tirana
. The army of the Kingdom of Serbia retreated from Durrës in April 1913.
bishop from Durrës named Jakov gave a particularly warm welcome to the new authorities. According to a 1929 work by Serbian essayist Milutin Lazarević, the Christian population of Durrës was thrilled by the arrival of the Serbian army. Right after their arrival in Durrës, on 29 November 1912, the Kingdom of Serbia established district offices and appointed the governor of the county, mayor of the city, and commander of the military garrison.
The first governor of Durrës County was Ivan Ivanić
, a Serbian diplomat. His wife Delfa, who was famous as one of the founders of the Circle of Serbian Sisters , governed the city hospital in Durrës. The first mayor of Durrës was Petar Đurašković, a member of a family from this city, while members of the city council were Hristos Spiro, Imam Husein Efendi and Filip Serić. When the army of Kingdom of Serbia occupied Albania
in 1912, Dragutin Anastasijević
was engaged as a translator for the Greek language
and, after a while, he was appointed as governor of Durrës County instead of Ivan Ivanić.
Kingdom of Serbia
The Kingdom of Serbia was created when Prince Milan Obrenović, ruler of the Principality of Serbia, was crowned King in 1882. The Principality of Serbia was ruled by the Karađorđevic dynasty from 1817 onwards . The Principality, suzerain to the Porte, had expelled all Ottoman troops by 1867, de...
established on 29 November 1912 on the part of the territory of Albania
Albania (toponym)
The toponym Albania may indicate several different geographical regions: a country in the Balkans; an ancient land in the Caucasus; as well as Scotland, Albania being a Latinization of a Gaelic name for Scotland, Alba...
taken from the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
during the First Balkan War
First Balkan War
The First Balkan War, which lasted from October 1912 to May 1913, pitted the Balkan League against the Ottoman Empire. The combined armies of the Balkan states overcame the numerically inferior and strategically disadvantaged Ottoman armies and achieved rapid success...
. Durrës County had four districts : Durres
Durrës
Durrës is the second largest city of Albania located on the central Albanian coast, about west of the capital Tirana. It is one of the most ancient and economically important cities of Albania. Durres is situated at one of the narrower points of the Adriatic Sea, opposite the Italian ports of Bari...
, Lezha, Elbasan
Elbasan
Elbasan is a city in central Albania. It is located on the Shkumbin River in the District of Elbasan and the County of Elbasan, at...
and Tirana
Tirana
Tirana is the capital and the largest city of Albania. Modern Tirana was founded as an Ottoman town in 1614 by Sulejman Bargjini, a local ruler from Mullet, although the area has been continuously inhabited since antiquity. Tirana became Albania's capital city in 1920 and has a population of over...
. The army of the Kingdom of Serbia retreated from Durrës in April 1913.
Establishment
The army of the Kingdom of Serbia captured Durrës on 29 November 1912 without any resistance. An OrthodoxEastern Orthodox Church
The Orthodox Church, officially called the Orthodox Catholic Church and commonly referred to as the Eastern Orthodox Church, is the second largest Christian denomination in the world, with an estimated 300 million adherents mainly in the countries of Belarus, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece,...
bishop from Durrës named Jakov gave a particularly warm welcome to the new authorities. According to a 1929 work by Serbian essayist Milutin Lazarević, the Christian population of Durrës was thrilled by the arrival of the Serbian army. Right after their arrival in Durrës, on 29 November 1912, the Kingdom of Serbia established district offices and appointed the governor of the county, mayor of the city, and commander of the military garrison.
The first governor of Durrës County was Ivan Ivanić
Ivan Ivanić
Ivan Ivanić was a diplomat of the Kingdom of Serbia and author of numerous works about ethnic groups in Serbia and the Balkans...
, a Serbian diplomat. His wife Delfa, who was famous as one of the founders of the Circle of Serbian Sisters , governed the city hospital in Durrës. The first mayor of Durrës was Petar Đurašković, a member of a family from this city, while members of the city council were Hristos Spiro, Imam Husein Efendi and Filip Serić. When the army of Kingdom of Serbia occupied Albania
Albania (toponym)
The toponym Albania may indicate several different geographical regions: a country in the Balkans; an ancient land in the Caucasus; as well as Scotland, Albania being a Latinization of a Gaelic name for Scotland, Alba...
in 1912, Dragutin Anastasijević
Dragutin Anastasijević
Dragutin Anastasijević was Serbian byzantinist and philologist, a member of Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts.- Biography :...
was engaged as a translator for the Greek language
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
and, after a while, he was appointed as governor of Durrës County instead of Ivan Ivanić.