Balldren
Appearance
Balldren | |
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Coordinates: 41°49′N 19°38′E / 41.817°N 19.633°E | |
Land | ![]() |
County | Lezhë |
Municipality | Lezhë |
Population (2011) | |
• Municipal unit | 6,142 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Balldren 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 6,142.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The name comes from the Albanian, which means "in front of the Drin". In Latin and later Italian sources, the town was known by the names Blandin or Baladreni.[3]
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.
- ^ "Localita', chiese, fiumi, monti e toponimi varii di un'antica carta dell'Albania Settentrionale ; pubblicato sotto gli auspici della Reale Societa Geografica Italiana | Archivio Studi Adriatici". asa.archiviostudiadriatici.it. Retrieved 2021-06-28.