Balldren

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]

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

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]