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Gurrë

Coordinates: 41°32′N 20°1′E / 41.533°N 20.017°E / 41.533; 20.017
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Gurrë
The village of Mishter in Gurrë
The village of Mishter in Gurrë
Gurrë is located in Albania
Gurrë
Gurrë
Coordinates: 41°32′N 20°1′E / 41.533°N 20.017°E / 41.533; 20.017
Country Albania
CountyDibër
MunicipalityKlos
Population
 (2011)
 • Municipal unit
3,369
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Gurrë is a former commune in the Dibër County, northern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Klos.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 3,369.[2]

Demographic history

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Gurrë (Gur) is recorded in the Ottoman defter of 1467 as village in the timar of Barak in the vilayet of Mati. The settlement had a total of nine households represented by the following household heads: Kolë Kibaj, Dom Pali, Gjon Guribardi, Dom Andrija, Mihal Girdepaj, Gjergj Mizijo, Todor Bila, Buzi Bardi, and Martin Bili (Beli).[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6367. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. ^ "2011 census results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-01-09.
  3. ^ Caka, Eduart (2019). Defteri i hollësishëm për zonat e dibrës i vitit 1467. Tiranë: Akademia e studimeve albanologjike instituti historisë. p. 154.