Malzi
Malzi | |
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.svg)  Malzi | |
| Coordinates: 42°5′N 20°17′E / 42.083°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 region is mentioned by Albanologist Robert Elsie in a 2015 book by him as one of the 69 different tribes in northern Albania.[3]
Villages
[edit]The municipal unit consists of the following villages:
Etymology
[edit]The region's name Mal i Zi, meaning "black mountain" in Albanian (mal = mountain, i zi = black), was first recorded in 1444 as "opidum Dagni cum Satho et Cerna Gora vel Mali lxii". Variants of the name appeared in different languages over time, including Montagna Nera (1515), Monte Nero (1637), and the current name Malzi (1671). The name is traditionally linked to the black pines that once covered the region. It may also be a calque of the Serbian term Crna Gora, which means "black mountain" as well.[4]
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
- ^ Elsie 2015, p. 193
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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