Blinisht, Lezhë
Blinisht | |
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The village of Blinisht with the Shita mountain in the background | |
Blinisht | |
| Coordinates: 41°53′N 19°38′E / 41.883°N 19.633°E | |
| Country | Albania |
| County | Lezhë |
| Municipality | Lezhë |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Municipal unit | 1,878 |
| 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.[1] The population at the 2023 census was 1,878.[2]
Blinisht is located in the Zadrima region and the municipal unit includes 7 settlements:[3]
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.
- ^ "Population and Housing Census, Lezhë 2023" (PDF). INSTAT. p. 107. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Qarku Lezhe >> Komuna Blinisht". Archived from the original on 2013-10-15.