Derjan | |
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Coordinates: 41°41′N 20°2′E / 41.683°N 20.033°E | |
Country | Albania |
County | Dibër |
Municipality | Mat |
Population (2011) | |
• Municipal unit | 1,102 |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Derjan is a village and a former municipality in the Dibër County, northern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Mat. [1] The population at the 2011 census was 1,102. [2] It includes the following settlements: Derjan, Urxallë, Barbullej, Dukagjin, Gjoçaj, Lam i Madh, Zall Gjoçaj. [1]
Derjan (Dirjani) is recorded in the Ottoman defter of 1467 as a settlement belonging to the timar of Ali in the vilayet of Mati. The village was relatively small with a total of five households which were represented by the following household heads: Pal Balazi, Mihal Divalmi, Andrija Kipota, Gjergj Divalmi, and Gjon Kipota. In the register, a certain Mark Kastrioti from Derjan is attested as a yamak stationed in the village of Shtjaknëz (modern Shqefën). [3]
Derjan | |
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Coordinates: 41°41′N 20°2′E / 41.683°N 20.033°E | |
Country | Albania |
County | Dibër |
Municipality | Mat |
Population (2011) | |
• Municipal unit | 1,102 |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Derjan is a village and a former municipality in the Dibër County, northern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Mat. [1] The population at the 2011 census was 1,102. [2] It includes the following settlements: Derjan, Urxallë, Barbullej, Dukagjin, Gjoçaj, Lam i Madh, Zall Gjoçaj. [1]
Derjan (Dirjani) is recorded in the Ottoman defter of 1467 as a settlement belonging to the timar of Ali in the vilayet of Mati. The village was relatively small with a total of five households which were represented by the following household heads: Pal Balazi, Mihal Divalmi, Andrija Kipota, Gjergj Divalmi, and Gjon Kipota. In the register, a certain Mark Kastrioti from Derjan is attested as a yamak stationed in the village of Shtjaknëz (modern Shqefën). [3]