Klenjë
| Klenjë Клење | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Klenjë | |
| Coordinates: 41°22′04″N 20°28′11″E / 41.36778°N 20.46972°ECoordinates: 41°22′04″N 20°28′11″E / 41.36778°N 20.46972°E | |
| Country |
 Albania |
| County | Dibër |
| Municipality | Bulqizë |
| Administrative unit | Trebisht |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 207 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Klenjë (Macedonian: Клење) is a village in the former Trebisht Municipality in Dibër County in northeastern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Bulqizë.[1] It is situated with in the Golo Brdo region, near the border with the Republic of Macedonia.
History
A demographic survey of the population of the village, done in 1873, recorded the village has having 100 households with 196 male Christians residents and 120 male Muslim residents.[2]
During the Balkan Wars, one man from the village joined the Macedonian-Adrianopolitan Volunteer Corps.[3]
Demographics
According to a 2007 estimate, Klenjë's population was 207.[4] Macedonian is spoken in the village.[5]
People from Klenje
- Cvetan Zafir Mazniku, author in Macedonian-Albanian folklore topics[6]
References
- ↑ Law nr. 115/2014
- ↑ „Македония и Одринско. Статистика на населението от 1873 г.“ Македонски научен институт, София, 1995, стр.172-173.
- ↑ „Македоно-одринското опълчение 1912-1913 г. Личен състав“, Главно управление на архивите, 2006, стр.589.
- ↑ "Strategic Development Plan of Trebisht Commune" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ↑ Vidoeski, Božidar. Dijalektite na makedonskiot jazik I. Skopje: MANU. 1998.
- ↑ "Македонски голобрдски фолклор" (in Macedonian). Makedonska Nacija. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
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