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Gjadër
Village in Lezhë County, Albania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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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]
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Notable people
- Gjon Gazulli, ambassador of Skanderbeg
References
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