Malzi is a former municipality in
Kukës County
Kukës County (; sq, Qarku i Kukësit) is a landlocked county in northeastern Albania, with the capital in Kukës. The county spans and had a total population of 74,388 people as of 2021. The county borders on the counties of Dibër, Lezhë a ...
,
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
Kukës
Kukës ( sq-definite, Kukësi) is a city in the Republic of Albania. The city is the capital of the surrounding municipality of Kukës and county of Kukës, one of 12 constituent counties of the republic. It spans and had a total population of 1 ...
.
The population at the 2011 census was 3,072.
[2011 census results]
The municipal unit consists of the following villages:
* Shëmri
*
Shtanë
* Petkaj
* Megullë
* Camë
* Gdheshtë
* Pistë
* Va Spas
* Shikaj
* Dukagjin
* Kalimash
* Kryemadh
* Simon
Etymology
The name of the region dates back to 1444 and is mentioned numerous times during the centuries. The most acceptable theory is that the region was named Malzi (
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
= Black Mountain) because of the
Black Pined mountain forests of the region.
References
Former municipalities in Kukës County
Administrative units of Kukës
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