Balldren Explained

Type:	mu
Official Name:	Balldren
County:	Lezhë
Municipality:	Lezhë
Coordinates:	41.8167°N 57°W
Population As Of:	2011
Population Unit:	6142

Balldren is a village and a former municipality in the Lezhë County, northwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Lezhë.^[1] The population at the 2011 census was 6,142.^[2]

Etymology

The name comes from the Albanian, which means "in front of the Drin". In Latin and later Italian sources, the town was known by the names Blandin or Baladreni.^[3]

References

1. Web site: Law nr. 115/2014 . sq . 6373–6374. 25 February 2022 .
2. Web site: 2011 census results . 2015-02-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924035513/http://www.instat.gov.al/media/195832/9__lezhe.pdf . 2015-09-24 . dead .
3. Web site: Localita', chiese, fiumi, monti e toponimi varii di un'antica carta dell'Albania Settentrionale ; pubblicato sotto gli auspici della Reale Societa Geografica Italiana Archivio Studi Adriatici. 2021-06-28. asa.archiviostudiadriatici.it.