Gjergjan

Administrative unit in Elbasan, Albania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gjergjan is a village and a former municipality in the Elbasan County, central Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Elbasan.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 5,126.[2] The municipal unit consists of the villages Bujares, Gjonme, Gjergjan, Keshtjelle, Koder Bujares, Muriqan and Thane.[3] The name of the village comes from the Albanian name Gjergj, therefore a Gjergj founded this village. Gjergj is the Albanian name for George.

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Gjergjan
Gjergjan is located in Albania
Gjergjan
Gjergjan
Coordinates: 41°3′N 20°2′E
Country Albania
CountyElbasan
MunicipalityElbasan
Population
 (2011)
  Administrative unit
5,126
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
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