Shëmri
Shëmri (Albanian definite form: Shëmria) is a village in the former municipality of Malzi in Kukës County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Kukës.
Etymology
A church dedicated to Saint Mary existed in the village before the mid-17th century, when the Ottomans decided to destroy it. The name Shëmri is thought to derive from it, with the Albanian translation for Saint Mary being Shën Mëri.
Shëmri was recorded as Shinmiri in three different 16th-century Ottoman defters, and as Shën Mëri by Frang Bardhi and sq:Shtjefën Gaspri in 1638 and 1671 respectively.
From the 18th century onwards it is recorded as Shëmri.
References
- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6373. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ Hoxha 2013, pp. 59
- ^ Hoxha 2013, pp. 52–53
- ^ Hoxha 2013, p. 53
Bibliography
- Hoxha, Shefqet (2013). Malziu (Bubrrime historike-etnologjike-folklorike-gjuhësore) (in Albanian). Mirgeeralb. ISBN 978-99280-7-196-5.
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Municipal Seat: Kukës | ||
| Administrative Unit of Arrën |
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| Administrative Unit of Bicaj |
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| Administrative Unit of Bushtricë |
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| Administrative Unit of Grykë-Çajë |
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| Administrative Unit of Kalis |
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| Administrative Unit of Kolsh |
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| Administrative Unit of Kukës |
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| Administrative Unit of Malzi | ||
| Administrative Unit of Shishtavec |
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| Administrative Unit of Shtiqën |
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| Administrative Unit of Surroj |
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| Administrative Unit of Tërthore |
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| Administrative Unit of Topojan |
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| Administrative Unit of Ujmisht |
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| Administrative Unit of Zapod |
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