Gjadër Explained

Gjadër is a settlement in the Lezhë County, northwestern Albania.^[1] With the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality of Lezhë.^[2] It is known for the former military air base made famous during the Cold War.^[3]

History

According to Report of a Visit to Parts of Turkey, Bar, Albania and Serbia (written by Marin Bici, Archbishop of Antivari) Gjadër, at the time, was a village of about eighty houses, the vast majority of which were inhabited by Roman Catholics, while two or three houses were inhabited by Muslims.^[4] According to the 1890 register of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sapë Gjadër at that time had a population of 438 people consisting of 388 Catholics and 50 Muslims.^[5]

Notable people

• Gjon Gazulli, ambassador of Skanderbeg

Notes and References

1. Web site: Location of Gjader. Geonames. 7 October 2010.
2. Web site: Law nr. 115/2014 . sq . 6373–6374. 25 February 2022 .
3. Book: Vickers. Miranda. Pettifer. James. Albania: from anarchy to a Balkan identity. March 2000. NYU Press. 978-0-8147-8805-9. 226–.
4. Web site: Report of a Visit to Parts of Turkey, Bar, Albania and Serbia. 7 October 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100925072916/http://www.albanianhistory.net/texts16-18/AH1610.html. 25 September 2010.
5. Book: Deusch, Engelbert. Das Kultusprotektorat Österreich (-Ungarns) im albanischen Siedlungsgebiet in seinem kulturellen, politischen und wirtschaftlichen Umfeld. 8 October 2010. 2009-05-20. Böhlau Verlag Wien. 978-3-205-78150-9. 94.