page_title: Dimal (Albania)
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Dimal (Albania) / History
caption_attribution_description: DMM C18 The Bridge of Hasan Bey, also known as the Konisbalta Bridge, on the Osum river at Ura Vajgurore, fifteen kilometres northwest of Berat. This bridge no longer exists. 1913-1914 (Photo: Thomson). / Ura e Hasan beut, e njohur gjithashtu si Ura e Konisbaltës, mbi lumin Osum në Urën Vajgurore, pesëmbëdhjetë kilometra në veriperëndim të Beratit. Kjo urë nuk ekziston më. 1913-1914 (Foto: Thomson).
context_page_description: Dimal, formerly Ura Vajgurore is a municipality in Berat County, central Albania. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Cukalat, Kutalli, Poshnjë and Ura Vajgurore, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Ura Vajgurore. The total population is 27,295, in a total area of 156.65 km². The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 7,232.
context_section_description: Ruins in the style of the old Gorica bridge in Berat attest to the existence of early inhabitants and what would later become the town today. The contemporary city has its origins in recent displacements of residents from nearby villages over the last 100 years. The building of bridges has been the mark of continuity in the town's history. Known by various names, such as "Bridge of Hasan Bey," the contemporary name comes from a cement and iron bridge believed to have been built by the Italians as infrastructure for oil pipelines that connected Kuçovë with Vlorë. Local residents call it the "Old Bridge." Today it is a small town, known as a crossroad between Berat and Kuçovë.
caption: Old Gorica Bridge
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