Blinisht, Lezhë

Blinisht 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. The population at the 2023 census was 1,878.
Blinisht is located in the Zadrima region and the municipal unit includes 7 settlements:

Baqel
Blinisht
Fishtë
Kodhel
Krajnë
Piraj
Troshan

History

The region has been subordinate both the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lezhë and Roman Catholic Diocese of Sapë.

Landmarks

St. Stephen's Church, Blinisht, Medieval church

People

Pjetër Zarishi, Albanian catholic priest and poet