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 | |
| Coordinates: 42°17′N 19°26′E / 42.283°N 19.433°E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Shkodër |
| Municipality | Malësi e Madhe |
| • Municipal unit | 128.70 km2 (49.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Municipal unit | 6,883 |
| • Municipal unit density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Name
editIts name contains the Albanian suffix -at, widely used to form toponyms from personal names and surnames.[4][5]
Settlements
editThere are 12 settlements within Kastrat, of which Bajzë maintains city status.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Komuna Kastrat, Rrethi Malësi e Madhe" (in Albanian). Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). pp. 6374–6375. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ 2011 census results Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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.
- ^ Dhrimo, Ali (2008). Për shqipen dhe shqiptarët. Për shqipen dhe shqiptarët. Infbotues. p. 425. ISBN 978-99956-720-0-3.
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