Kastrat (municipality)
Municipal unit in Shkodër, Albania
42°17′N 19°26′E / 42.283°N 19.433°E / 42.283; 19.433 (2011)
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]
Name
Its name contains the Albanian suffix -at, widely used to form toponyms from personal names and surnames.[4][5]
Settlements
There are 12 settlements within Kastrat, of which Bajzë maintains city status.
See also
- Kastrati
- Kastrati (tribe)
- Witch of Kastrati
References
- ^ "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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Subdivisions of Malësi e Madhe Municipality
Municipal Seat: Koplik
- Boriç i Madh
- Boriç i Vogël
- Demiraj
- Gjormë
- Grilë
- Grudë
- Gruemirë
- Kerraj
- Ktosh
- Kurtë
- Linaj
- Mëshqerrë
- Omaraj
- Rrash-Kullaj
- Vajush
- Vorfë
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