Vuno

Vuno is a village on the Albanian Riviera. It is located in the Vlorë County, Albania, along the road between Himarë and Dhërmi. Since 2014 Vuno is part of the municipality Himarë.

Name

It is said that because of the village's situation on the hills, which ascend to about 300 metres (980 ft), the village's name derives from the Greek word Vouno (Greek: Βουνό), meaning "mountain".

History

The region was inhabited by the Chaonians in the ancient period.

In 1720, the villages of Himara, Palasa, Ilias, Vuno, Pilur and Qeparo refused to submit to the Pasha of Delvina.

In 1873 a Greek school with 80 pupils was already operating in the village. Greek education was expanded the following years and in the 1898-1899 school season three schools were opeating in Vuno: a primary, a secondary (Hellenic) and a girls' school. Education was sponsored by various distinguished personalities and the diaposra members who originated from Vuno, as well as from adjucent settlements. These schools appear to have ceased their operation in 1913. Greek school classes in Vuno were housed in an imposing building, however after the incororation of the village in the newly established Principality of Albania, Greek education was prohibited by state policies.