Martanesh
Municipal unit
Martanesh is located in Albania
Martanesh
Martanesh
Coordinates: 41°23′N 20°14′E / 41.383°N 20.233°E / 41.383; 20.233
Country Albania
CountyDibër
MunicipalityBulqizë
 • Municipal unit169.2 km2 (65.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Municipal unit
1,836
 • Municipal unit density11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code
8403[1]

Martanesh (Albanian: Martaneshi) is a geographic and ethnographic region within the Dibër County in eastern Albania. Formerly a commune, at the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Bulqizë.[2] The population at the 2011 census was 1,836.[3] The settlement holding the status of town is Krastë, which was also the center of the commune. The population is largely Bektashi with a rather small Catholic minority, and the commune contains the Teqe of Martanesh.

History

Martanesh is recorded in the Ottoman defter of 1467 as a hass-ı mir-liva settlement in the vilayet of Mati. Although the register's complete survey on the village is missing, the following household heads are attested: Pal Rusi, Gjon Liti, Martin Dajxhi, Peter Mirneli, Pelgrin Zaboli, Todor Rusi, Benk Titko, Andrija Çukali, Peter Rusi, Gjon Zhaboli, Ariza Kuqi, Peter Kurpendi, Pelgrin Kurpendi, Gjergj Stepani, Gjon Skani, Andrija Pisha, Gjon Stipani, Lala Pisha, Ilia Manisi, Todor Mani, Dom Lishi, Dom Todori, Gjon Todori, Todor Inboliti, Tanush Gjon Skulja, Nikolla Rusi, and Lazar. The register records that the village was exempt from paying the haraç tax.[4] Later records show the Vorpsi family also had links and past roots in Martanesh, having had some settlements there before being in mainland Tirana. Shyqyriu Vorpsi was a Partisan along with Baba Faja Martaneshi.[5][6]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Kodet postare te rrethit Bulqizë: Zyra postare Martanesh". Shqiperia.com. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
  2. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6367. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  3. ^ 2011 census results Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Caka, Eduart (2019). Defteri i hollësishëm për zonat e dibrës i vitit 1467. Tiranë: Akademia e studimeve albanologjike instituti historisë. pp. 11–2.
  5. ^ Skaka, Pandi (2018-09-28). ""Genealogical Tree of Vorpsi Family" promoted at National History Museum | Albanian Telegraphic Agency". Retrieved 2023-06-17.
  6. ^ Aulona (2018-09-30). "Druri Gjenealogjik i familjes Vorpsi", deputeti socialist tregon detaje rreth librit për familjen e tij". Newsbomb Albania (in Albanian). Retrieved 2023-06-17.


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