Malzi
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Malzi | |
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.svg)  Malzi | |
| Coordinates: 42°6′N 20°17′E / 42.100°N 20.283°E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Kukës |
| Municipality | Kukës |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Municipal unit | 1,616 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal Code | 8512 |
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Malzi (Albanian definite form: Malziu) is a former municipality in Kukës County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Kukës.[1] The population at the 2023 census was 1,616.[2]
The municipal unit consists of the following villages:
The region is mentioned by Albanologist Robert Elsie in a 2015 book by him as one of the 69 different tribes in northern Albania.[3]
Etymology
[edit]The name of the region dates back to 1444 and is mentioned several times over the centuries. The most accepted theory is that the region was named Malzi (Albanian for Black Mountain) because of the black pined mountain forests of the region.
References
[edit]- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6373. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Population and Housing Census, Kukës 2023" (PDF). INSTAT. p. 107. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ Elsie 2015, pp. 286–287
Sources
[edit]- Elsie, Robert (2015). The Tribes of Albania: History, Society and Culture. London: I.B. Tauris. ISBN 978-0-85773-932-2.
Subdivisions of Kukës County | ||
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County seat: Kukës | ||
| Municipality of Has |  | |
| Municipality of Kukës | ||
| Municipality of Tropojë | ||
Subdivisions of Kukës municipality | ||
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Municipal seat: Kukës | ||
| Administrative unit of Arrën |
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| Administrative unit of Bicaj |
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| Administrative unit of Bushtricë |
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| Administrative unit of Grykë-Çajë |
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| Administrative unit of Kalis |
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| Administrative unit of Kolsh |
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| Administrative unit of Kukës |
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| Administrative unit of Malzi | ||
| Administrative unit of Shishtavec |
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| Administrative unit of Shtiqën |
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| Administrative unit of Surroj |
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| Administrative unit of Tërthore |
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| Administrative unit of Topojan |
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| Administrative unit of Ujëmisht |
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| Administrative unit of Zapod |
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