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Lezhë County
Lezhë County ( sq, Qarku i Lezhës) is one of the 12 counties of Albania. The population as of 2021 was 120,678, in an area of 1620 km².2011 census results Its capital is the city . Administrative divisions Until 2000, Lezhë County was subdivided into three districts: , , and . Since the ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lezhë Castle
Lezhë Castle (Albanian:''Kalaja e Lezhës'') is a castle dominating the city of Lezhë, northern Albania. Its highest point is . Lezhë Castle is at an elevation of . Lezhë Castle began from illyrian fortifiations. It was rebuilt by the Venetians in the 1440s and the Ottomans in 1522. In the late Middle Ages, the castle belonged to the Dukagjini family. The two brothers Tanush Thopia and Progon Dukagjini (sons of Lekë I) through an agreement which preserved their trade rights and estates around the castle placed the city and the castle under Venetian control in 1393 as a means to defend it against Ottoman expansion. The Venetians formally ceded the castle to the Ottomans in 1506. See also * Lezhë * List of castles in Albania This article lists the castles and fortifications of Albania. There are a total of 158 castles and fortifications in the country that have achieved the status of monument of cultural heritage. The English equivalent for ''Kala'' in Albanian is '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kthellë
Kthellë is a former municipality in the Lezhë County, northwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Mirditë. The population at the 2011 census was 2,209.2011 census results The largest village in the municipal unit is Perlat. It was once in the center of the old Oheri district of early 20th century Albania, but this district was later divided between Mirdita and Mati. Since 2015, Kthelle forms part of the new Kthella Regional Nature Park adjacent to the Oroshi Mt Protected Area.http://www.mirditanews.com/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albanians
The Albanians (; sq, Shqiptarët ) are an ethnic group and nation native to the Balkan Peninsula who share a common Albanian ancestry, culture, history and language. They primarily live in Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia as well as in Croatia, Greece, Italy and Turkey. They also constitute a large diaspora with several communities established across Europe, the Americas and Oceania. Albanians have Paleo-Balkanic origins. Exclusively attributing these origins to the Illyrians, Thracians or other Paleo-Balkan people is still a matter of debate among historians and ethnologists. The first certain reference to Albanians as an ethnic group comes from 11th century chronicler Michael Attaleiates who describes them as living in the theme of Dyrrhachium. The Shkumbin River roughly demarcates the Albanian language between Gheg and Tosk dialects. Christianity in Albania was under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome until the 8th century AD. Then, dioceses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villages Of Lezhë County
The Lezhë County in northwestern Albania is subdivided into 3 municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go .... These municipalities contain 180 towns and villages: References {{DEFAULTSORT:Villages of Lezhe County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zejmen
Zejmen is a village and a former municipality in the Lezhë County, northwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Lezhë. The population at the 2011 census was 5,660. Demographic history Zejmen (''Zojmen'') is recorded in the Ottoman ''defter'' of 1467 as a village in the timar of Abdullah in the vilayet A vilayet ( ota, , "province"), also known by #Names, various other names, was a first-order administrative division of the later Ottoman Empire. It was introduced in the Vilayet Law of 21 January 1867, part of the Tanzimat reform movement init ... of Dimitri Gjonima. The settlement had a total of five households represented by the following household heads: ''Gjergj Gjika'', ''Gjon Sujma'', ''Domenik Hajmili'', ''Progon Nizha'', and ''Dimitri Dromshi''. References Former municipalities in Lezhë County Administrative units of Lezhë Villages in Lezhë County {{Lezhë-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ungrej
Ungrej is a village and a former municipality in the Lezhë County, northwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Lezhë Lezhë (, sq-definite, Lezha) is a city in the Republic of Albania and seat of Lezhë County and Lezhë Municipality. One of the main strongholds of the Labeatai, the earliest of the fortification walls of Lezhë are of typical Illyrian const .... The population at the 2011 census was 1,587.2011 census results References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shënkoll
Shënkoll (Albanian for St. Nicholas) is a village and a former municipality in the Lezhë County, northwestern Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares .... At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Lezhë. The population at the 2011 census was 13,102.2011 census results Geography Shënkoll is a rapidly developing village situated 10 km south of the town of Lezhë, near the mouth of the river Mat (river), Mat.History Families Shënkoll is inhabited by a number of brotherhoods and families who trace their an ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shëngjin
Shëngjin is a coastal town and a former municipality in Lezhë County, northwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality of Lezhë. The population at the 2011 census was 8,091.2011 census results Shëngjin is a growing tourist destination, well known for its beaches and resort accommodations. Shëngjin is one of many cities within the District of Lezhë and is home to one of Albania's entry ports, Port of Shëngjin. History The area of Shëngjin has been identified with the site of the ancient harbour of on the coast of |
Selitë, Mirditë
Selitë is a former municipality in the Lezhë County, northwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Mirditë. The population at the 2011 census was 745.2011 census results The settlement holding town status is Kurbnesh. The municipal unit was once part of the Oher district, but this district was divided between Mati and Mirdita. Demographic history Selitë is recorded in the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman ''defter'' of 1467 as a ''Hass (Ottoman), hass-ı mir-liva'' property in the vilayet of Uraka. The village had a total of 16 households which were represented by the following household heads: ''Progon Bardhi'', ''Petër Dajçi'', ''Lazar Stepani'', ''Peter Skura'', ''Kal Gjirgj Gjika'', ''Lika Gurbanëshi'', ''Manko Gurbanëshi'', ''Gjon Mirdita, Mirdidi' ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rubik, Albania
Rubik is a town in northern Albania. It lies along national highway SH30. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Mirditë. The population at the 2011 census was 4,454.2011 census results The municipal unit consists of the town of Rubik at its center and eleven peripheral villages: Fang, Katund i Vjeter, Bulshizë, Rasfik, Fierzë, Munaz, Rreja e Velës, Livadhëza, Vau Shkjezë, Rrethi i Eperm, Bulgër, and Rreja e Zezë. It holds the site of the , build in the 12th century AD. Demographics According to 2006 data, 2277 families or 8094 people reside in Rubik Municipality's jurisdiction. Of those 2277 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rrëshen
Rrëshen ( sq-definite, Rrësheni) is a small town and a former municipality in Lezhë County, in northern Albania. History At the 2015 local government reform, Rrëshen became a subdivision and the seat of the municipality Mirditë. It was the administrative seat of the former Mirditë District. The population at the 2011 census was 8,803.2011 census results The City As an administrative seat, the town has schools and a hospital. After the Communist era, new facilities such as a , a restaurant, and a cultural centre appeared in ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orosh
Orosh (or ) is a small village in Mirditë within the county of Lezhë County, Lezhë in the northwest of the Republic of Albania. Geographically, it is located inside the mountainous region of northern Albania in the Fan (river), Valley of Fan. The seat of the former municipality was the town of Reps. The former Orosh Abbey was located in the municipality. Terenzio Tocci gathered the Mirdita chieftains on April 26, 1911, in Orosh, proclaimed the independence of Albania, raised the flag of Albania and established the provisional government. File:Cikut.jpg, Malet e Shenjtit close to Orosh File:Orosh_Church,_Mirditë,_Albania_2018-04_01.jpg, The new church of Orosh File:Steinmetz_orosh.jpg, The church of Orosh in 1903 Notable peoples *Prênk Bibë Doda *Marka Gjoni (1861-1925), Kapidan Marka Gjoni *Gjon Markagjoni *Bibë Dodë Pasha References Villages in Lezhë County Populated places in Mirditë Administrative units of Mirditë Former municipalities in Lezhë Count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
