Blinisht, Lezhë

Blinisht
Administrative Unit
Blinisht
Coordinates: 41°53′N 19°38′E / 41.883°N 19.633°E / 41.883; 19.633Coordinates: 41°53′N 19°38′E / 41.883°N 19.633°E / 41.883; 19.633
Country Albania Albania
County Lezhë
Municipality Lezhë
Population (2011)
  Administrative Unit 3,361
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration LE

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]

Geography

Blinisht is located in the Zadrima region.

Settlements

The municipal unit includes 7 settlements:[3]

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

References


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