Gruemirë

Gruemirë
Administrative Unit
Gruemirë
Coordinates: 42°12′N 19°28′E / 42.200°N 19.467°E / 42.200; 19.467Coordinates: 42°12′N 19°28′E / 42.200°N 19.467°E / 42.200; 19.467
Country  Albania
County Shkodër
Municipality(s) Malësi e Madhe
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Gruemirë is a former municipality in the Shkodër County, northwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Malësi e Madhe.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 8,890.[2]

Etymology

The etymology of Gruemire is in Albanian, as it derives from the binary compound word Gruemire, being the union of Grue(Albanian for woman) and Mire (Albanian for good), as it could be translated in English into 'Good Woman' from the original Albanian form.

Settlements

There are 15 settlements within Gruemirë.[3]

  1. Boriç i Madh
  2. Boriç i Vogël
  3. Demiraj
  4. Gjormë
  5. Grilë
  6. Grudë
  7. Gruemirë
  8. Ktosh
  9. Kurte
  10. Linaj
  11. Omaraj
  12. Mëshqerrë
  13. Rrash-Kullaj
  14. Vajush
  15. Vorfë

References

  1. ↑ Law nr. 115/2014
  2. ↑ 2011 census results
  3. ↑ "Komuna Gruemirë, Rrethi Malësi e Madhe" (PDF) (in Albanian). Retrieved 3 May 2012.


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