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Gjader)
Gjadër | |
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.svg)  Gjadër | |
| Coordinates: 41°52′48″N 19°35′29″E / 41.88000°N 19.59139°E | |
| Country | 
Albania |
| County | Lezhë |
| Municipality | Lezhë |
| Municipal unit | Dajç |
| Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Gjadër is a settlement in the Lezhë County, northwestern Albania. [1] At 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.
Subdivisions of
Lezhë Municipality | ||
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Municipal Seat:
Lezhë | ||
| Administrative Unit of Balldren |
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| Administrative Unit of Blinisht | ||
| Administrative Unit of Dajç | ||
| Administrative Unit of Kallmet |
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| Administrative Unit of Kolsh |
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| Administrative Unit of Lezhë | ||
| Administrative Unit of Shëngjin |
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| Administrative Unit of Shënkoll | ||
| Administrative Unit of Ungrej |
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| Administrative Unit of Zejmen |
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