Blinisht, Lezhë
Blinisht | |
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Administrative Unit | |
Blinisht | |
Coordinates: 41°53′N 19°38′E / 41.883°N 19.633°ECoordinates: 41°53′N 19°38′E / 41.883°N 19.633°E | |
Country | 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
- Pjetër Zarishi (1806-1866), Albanian catholic priest and poet
References
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