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 2011 census was 3,361.[2]
Blinisht | |
|---|---|
 The village of Blinisht with the Shita mountain in the background | |
.svg)  Blinisht | |
| Coordinates: 41°53′N 19°38′E / 41.883°N 19.633°E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Lezhë |
| Municipality | Lezhë |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Municipal unit | 3,361 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Geography
editBlinisht is located in the Zadrima region.
Settlements
editThe municipal unit includes 7 settlements:[3]
Blinisht · Troshan · Fishtë · Krajnë · Piraj · Baqel · Kodhel
History
editThe region has been subordinate both the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lezhë and Roman Catholic Diocese of Sapë.
People
edit- Pjetër Zarishi (1806-1866), Albanian catholic priest and poet
References
edit- ^ "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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