Kastrat (municipality)

Summary

Kastrat is a former municipality in the Shkodër County, northwestern Albania.[1] At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Malësi e Madhe.[2] The population at the 2011 census was 6,883.[3]

Kastrat
Kastrat is located in Albania
Kastrat
Kastrat
Coordinates: 42°17′N 19°26′E / 42.283°N 19.433°E / 42.283; 19.433
Country Albania
CountyShkodër
MunicipalityMalësi e Madhe
 • Municipal unit128.70 km2 (49.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Municipal unit
6,883
 • Municipal unit density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Name edit

Its name contains the Albanian suffix -at, widely used to form toponyms from personal names and surnames.[4][5]

Settlements edit

There are 12 settlements within Kastrat, of which Bajzë maintains city status.

  1. Marshej
  2. Bajzë
  3. Bratosh
  4. Goraj
  5. Gradec
  6. Hot
  7. Ivanaj
  8. Jeran
  9. Kastrat
  10. Pjetroshan
  11. Rrapshë
  12. Vukpalaj
  13. Rrogom

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Komuna Kastrat, Rrethi Malësi e Madhe" (in Albanian). Retrieved 24 August 2010.
  2. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). pp. 6374–6375. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  3. ^ 2011 census results Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Çabej, Eqerem (1976). Studime gjuhësore: Hyrje në historinë e gjuhës shqipe. Fonetika historike. Parashtesat. Biblioteka Linguistikë (in Albanian). Rilindja. p. 210. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
  5. ^ Dhrimo, Ali (2008). Për shqipen dhe shqiptarët. Për shqipen dhe shqiptarët. Infbotues. p. 425. ISBN 978-99956-720-0-3.