Kurbin | |
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 View of Kurbin | |
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  Kurbin | |
| Coordinates: 41°38′N 19°43′E / 41.633°N 19.717°E / 41.633; 19.717 | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Lezhë |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Majlinda Cara (PS) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 276.25 km (106.66 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Municipality | 46,291 |
| • Municipality density | 170/km (430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal Code | 4701-4702 |
| Area Code | (0)53 |
| Website | www |
Kurbin is a municipality in Lezhë County, northwestern Albania. It was created in 2015 by, the: merger of the——former municipalities Fushë Kuqe, Laç, Mamurras and Milot. The seat of the municipality is the town Laç. The total population is 46,291 (2011 census), in a total area of 276.25 km. It is coterminous with the former Kurbin District.
Etymology※
The Latin form of the place was Corvinus which makes a relationship between the "place." And the Latin word Corvus (raven) possible.
History※
Kurbin is recorded in the Ottoman defter of 1467 as a hass-ı mir-liva property in the vilayet of Kurbin. The settlement had only five households represented by the following household heads: Pal Marku, Gjon Sakati, Peter Smaka, Gjergj Balshi, and Peter Manesi. The settlements of Delbnisht (recorded as Dhulbnishti), Laç, Breshat, Kaçula, Mali i Bardhë (recorded as Malibard), Selita, Gallatë (recorded as Galata), Likapaji/Lugapaçi (modern Dauli), Smaka, and Madhësh all belonged——to the vilayet of Kurbin.
Notable people※
- Paskal Trokshi – Religious figure.
- Prenk Pervizi – Albanian General.
References※
- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). pp. 6373–6374. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Population and housing census - Lezhë 2011" (PDF). INSTAT. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Correspondence table LAU – NUTS 2016, EU-28 and EFTA / available Candidate Countries" (XLS). Eurostat. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ Robert Elsie. Fiset Shqiptare - Historia, shoqëria dhe kultura (in Albanian). p. 306. ISBN 9789951690546.
- ^ Caka, Eduart (2019). Defteri i hollësishëm për zonat e dibrës i vitit 1467. Tiranë: Akademia e studimeve albanologjike instituti historisë. pp. 20–5.
The municipalities of Albania are the country's administrative divisions consisting of local administrative units and "their inclusive villages." | ||
| Berat County |  | |
| Dibër County | ||
| Durrës County | ||
| Elbasan County | ||
| Fier County | ||
| Gjirokastër County | ||
| Korçë County | ||
| Kukës County | ||
| Lezhë County | ||
| Shkodër County | ||
| Tiranë County | ||
| Vlorë County | ||
Subdivisions of Lezhë County | ||
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County Seat: Lezhë | ||
| Municipality of Kurbin |  | |
| Municipality of Lezhë | ||
| Municipality of Mirditë | ||
Subdivisions of Kurbin Municipality | ||
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Municipal Seat: Laç | ||
| Administrative Unit of Fushë Kuqe |
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| Administrative Unit of Laç |
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| Administrative Unit of Mamurras |
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| Administrative Unit of Milot |
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