Gajush

Gajush
Gajush is located in Albania
Gajush
Gajush
Coordinates: 41°41′53.1″N 19°40′08.4″E / 41.698083°N 19.669000°E / 41.698083; 19.669000
Country Albania
CountyLezhë
MunicipalityLezhë
Municipal unitShënkoll
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Gajush is a village in the Lezhë County, north-western Albania. Following the local government reform of 2015, Gajush became a part of the municipality of Lezhë and is under the municipal unit of Shënkoll.[1]

Demographic History

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Gajush (Gajpi) is attested in the Ottoman defter of 1467 as a hass-ı mir-liva property in the vilayet of Dimitri Gjonima. The total number of households present in the settlement is missing, however, the following household heads are recorded: Gjon Bardi, Pal Dida, Lesh Trasha, Lumsha Aleksi, and Gjin Slani.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6373.
  2. ^ Caka, Eduart (2019). Defteri i hollësishëm për zonat e dibrës i vitit 1467. Tiranë: Akademia e studimeve albanologjike instituti historisë. p. 16.