Malzi

Malzi
—  Municipality  —
Malzi
Coordinates: 42°6′N 20°17′E / 42.1°N 20.283°E / 42.1; 20.283Coordinates: 42°6′N 20°17′E / 42.1°N 20.283°E / 42.1; 20.283
Country	Albania
County	Kukës County
District	Kukës District
Time zone	Central European Time (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal Code	8512
Car Plates	KU

Malzi Municipality (Albanian: Komuna Malzi) is one of the fourteen rural municipalities of Kukës District ^[1]. The municipality consists of the following villages:

• Shëmri
• Shtanë
• Petkaj
• Megullë
• Camë
• Gdheshtë
• Pistë
• Va Spas
• Shikaj
• Dukagjin
• Kalimash
• Kryemadh

Etymology

The name of the region dates back to 1444 and is mentioned numerous times during the centuries. The most acceptable theory is that the region was named Malzi (English = Black Mountain) because of the Black Pined mountain forests of the region.

References

1. ^ Albanian government budget legislation