Kastrat (settlement)

Kastrat
Village
Kastrat is located in Albania
Kastrat
Kastrat
Coordinates: 42°21′9″N 19°29′21″E / 42.35250°N 19.48917°E / 42.35250; 19.48917
Country Albania
CountyShkodër
MunicipalityMalësi e Madhe
Municipal unitKastrat
Population
 • Total
682
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Kastrat is a settlement in the former Kastrat Municipality, Shkodër County, northern Albania.[1] At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Malësi e Madhe.[2] It has a population of 682.[3] Its name contains the Albanian suffix -at, widely used to form toponyms from personal names and surnames.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Location of Kastrat". Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  2. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). pp. 6374–6375. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Komuna Kastrat, Rrethi Malësi e Madhe" (in Albanian). Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  4. ^ Çabej, Eqerem (1976). Studime gjuhësore: Hyrje në historinë e gjuhës shqipe. Fonetika historike. Parashtesat. Biblioteka Linguistikë (in Albanian). Rilindja. p. 210. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
  5. ^ Dhrimo, Ali (2008). Për shqipen dhe shqiptarët. Për shqipen dhe shqiptarët. Infbotues. p. 425. ISBN 978-99956-720-0-3.


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