Gjadër
Village in Lezhë County, Albania
Village in Lezhë, Albania
41°52′48″N 19°35′29″E / 41.88000°N 19.59139°E / 41.88000; 19.59139Gjadër is a settlement in the Lezhë County, northwestern Albania.[1] With the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality of Lezhë.[2] It is known for the former military air base made famous during the Cold War.[3]
History
According to Report of a Visit to Parts of Turkey, Bar, Albania and Serbia (written by Marin Bici, Archbishop of Antivari) Gjadër, at the time, was a village of about eighty houses, the vast majority of which were inhabited by Roman Catholics, while two or three houses were inhabited by Muslims.[4] According to the 1890 register of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sapë Gjadër at that time had a population of 438 people consisting of 388 Catholics and 50 Muslims.[5]
Notable people
- Gjon Gazulli, ambassador of Skanderbeg
References
- ^ Geonames. "Location of Gjader". Retrieved 7 October 2010.
- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). pp. 6373–6374. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ Vickers, Miranda; Pettifer, James (March 2000). Albania: from anarchy to a Balkan identity. NYU Press. pp. 226–. ISBN 978-0-8147-8805-9.
- ^ "Report of a Visit to Parts of Turkey, Bar, Albania and Serbia". Archived from the original on 25 September 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
- ^ Deusch, Engelbert (2009-05-20). Das Kultusprotektorat Österreich (-Ungarns) im albanischen Siedlungsgebiet in seinem kulturellen, politischen und wirtschaftlichen Umfeld. Böhlau Verlag Wien. p. 94. ISBN 978-3-205-78150-9. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
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Subdivisions of Lezhë Municipality
Municipal Seat: Lezhë
- Balldren
- Balldren i Ri
- Gocaj
- Koljakaj
- Malecaj
- Mali-Kakariq
- Qëndër-Kakariq
- Torovicë
- Kallmet i Madh
- Kallmet i Vogël
- Mërqi
- Rraboshtë
- Barbullojë e Re
- Gjash
- Grykë Manati
- Kacinar
- Kolsh
- Lalm
- Lalm Lukaj
- Manati
- Patalej
- Velë
- Ishull Lezhë
- Ishull Shëngjin
- Kodër Mulliri
- Mali-Rencit
- Mali-Shëngjin
- Shëngjin
- Fregen
- Gjobardhaj
- Kalivaç
- Kaluer
- Kashnjet
- Ras-Butë
- Sukaxhi
- Ungrej
- Zinaj
- Berzane
- Markatomaj
- Pllanë
- Pruell
- Spiten
- Tresh
- Zejmen