Blinisht, Lezhë
Administrative unit in Lezhë, Albania
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Blinisht 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 2023 census was 1,878.[2]
Blinisht is located in the Zadrima region and the municipal unit includes 7 settlements:[3]
History
The region has been subordinate both the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lezhë and Roman Catholic Diocese of Sapë.
Landmarks
- St. Stephen's Church, Blinisht, Medieval church
People
- Pjetër Zarishi (1806-1866), Albanian catholic priest and poet