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Balldren
Balldren
Municipal unit
	Balldren
	Coordinates: 41°49′N 19°38′E / 41.817°N 19.633°E
Country	Albania
County	Lezhë
Municipality	Lezhë
Population (2023)
• Municipal unit	3,792
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

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 2023 census was 3,792.^[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

^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). pp. 6373–6374. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
^ "Population and Housing Census, Lezhë 2023" (PDF). INSTAT. p. 107. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
^ "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". asa.archiviostudiadriatici.it. Retrieved 2021-06-28.

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[1] "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). pp. 6373–6374. Retrieved 25 February 2022.

[2] "Population and Housing Census, Lezhë 2023" (PDF). INSTAT. p. 107. Retrieved 9 November 2024.

[3] "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". asa.archiviostudiadriatici.it. Retrieved 2021-06-28.

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