Zvërnec is a community in Vlorë District

Vlorë District

The District of Vlorë is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania, part of Vlorë County. Its population of 151,314 . The district has a land area of 1,609 km². It is in the south-west of the country, and its capital is Vlorë. Its population includes a Greek minority...

. It is situated northwest of the city of Vlorë

Vlorë

Vlorë is one of the biggest towns and the second largest port city of Albania, after Durrës, with a population of about 94,000 . It is the city where the Albanian Declaration of Independence was proclaimed on November 28, 1912...

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Zvërnec, together with nearby Nartë

Nartë

Nartë also known as Narta is a community in Vlorë District. It is situated northwest of the city of Vlorë.The local population are predominantly Greeks, using a distinct idiom of modern Greek. One of the local tourist attractions is the annual three-day festival. An Orthodox church lies on the...

, is a Greek-speaking pocket in the area north of Vlorë. The surrounding region is full of salt marshes. Narta Lagoon

Narta Lagoon

Narta Lagoon is a lagoon in the west of Albania. It is the second largest lagoon in Albania referring to size and is located a few kilometeres north of the city of Vlorë. The lagoon is connected by a short canal to the Adriatic sea. Narta Lagoon is named after the village of Nartë which is found...

, which hosts a unique ecosystem, lies north of the village.

Near the village lies the island that bears the same name

Zvërnec Island

Zvërnec Island is an island within the Narta Lagoon in southern Albania.The island is nearly all covered with tall pine trees and is just east of a much smaller island. It is 430m in length and has a maximum width of 300m...

, and a Byzantine

Byzantine Empire

The Byzantine Empire was the Eastern Roman Empire during the periods of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, centred on the capital of Constantinople. Known simply as the Roman Empire or Romania to its inhabitants and neighbours, the Empire was the direct continuation of the Ancient Roman State...

 monastery dedicated to Virgin Mary.