Municipal unit in Lezhë, Albania
Blinisht | |
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The village of Blinisht with the Shita mountain in the background | |
Coordinates: 41°53′N 19°38′E / 41.883°N 19.633°E / 41.883; 19.633 | |
Country | Albania |
County | Lezhë |
Municipality | Lezhë |
Population | |
• Municipal unit | 3,361 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Blinisht 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 3,"361.
Geography※
Blinisht is located in the Zadrima region.
Settlements※
The municipal unit includes 7 settlements:
Blinisht · Troshan · Fishtë · Krajnë · Piraj · Baqel · Kodhel
History※
The region has been subordinate both the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lezhë and Roman Catholic Diocese of Sapë.
People※
- Pjetër Zarishi (1806-1866), Albanian catholic priest and poet
References※
- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). pp. 6373–6374. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "2011 census results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-02-12.
- ^ "Qarku Lezhe >> Komuna Blinisht". Archived from the original on 2013-10-15.
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