
The name Girokastro comes from Greek and means "silver fortress". The city is located in the southern part of Albania and is the capital of the historical region of Northern Epirus. The population of Girokastro is about 22,000 inhabitants, where a large part of them are ethnic Greeks. The city is divided into two parts - old and new. In the old part there is a fortress with an interesting military museum - among the exhibits is an old American military plane.