Kurbin

Kurbin is a municipality in Lezhë County, northwestern Albania. It was created in 2015 by the merger of the former municipalities Fushë Kuqe, Laç, Mamurras and Milot. The seat of the municipality is the town Laç.^[1] The total population at the 2023 census was 34,405,^[2] in a total area of 276.25 km².^[3] It is coterminous with the former Kurbin District.

Kurbin
Municipality
View of Kurbin
Emblem
Kurbin
Coordinates: 41°38′N 19°43′E
Country	Albania
County	Lezhë
Government
• Mayor	Majlinda Cara (PS)
Area
• Municipality	276.25 km2 (106.66 sq mi)
Population  (2023)
• Municipality	34,405
• Municipality density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code	4701-4702
Area Code	(0)53
Website	www.bashkiakurbin.gov.al

Etymology

The Latin form of the place was Corvinus which makes a relationship between the place and the Latin word Corvus (raven) possible.^[4]

History

Kurbin is recorded in the Ottoman defter of 1467 as a hass-ı mir-liva property in the vilayet of Kurbin. The settlement had only five households represented by the following household heads: Pal Marku, Gjon Sakati, Peter Smaka, Gjergj Balshi, and Peter Manesi. The settlements of Delbnisht (recorded as Dhulbnishti), Laç, Breshat, Kaçula, Mali i Bardhë (recorded as Malibard), Selita, Gallatë (recorded as Galata), Likapaji or Lugapaçi (modern Dauli), Smaka, and Madhësh all belonged to the vilayet of Kurbin.^[5]

Notable people

• Paskal Trokshi – Religious figure.^{[citation needed]}
• Prenk Pervizi – Albanian General.^{[citation needed]}