Kurbnesh
Village in central Albania
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Kurbnesh is a village in the municipality of Mirditë, in Lezhë County, Albania.[1][2] As of 2023[update], Kurbnesh had a population of 358 people.
Kurbnesh | |
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Kurbnesh in 2016, with the Maja e Gurit Gjon mountain visible in the background. | |
.svg)  Kurbnesh | |
| Coordinates: 41.78°N 20.08°E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Lezhë |
| Municipality | Mirditë |
| Administrative unit | Selitë |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 358 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
History
Kurbnesh was founded as a mining community sometime in the late 1950s and early 1960s. During this period, mining and copper processing were being established as Mirditë's primary form of economic activity.[3] Mining specialists from East Germany were hired to oversee the development of local mining operations.[4]
In 1976, British traveller Leslie Gardiner wrote noted that Kurbnesh was dimly lit with few street lamps.[5]
