Balldren

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'''Balldren''' 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vendime.al/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/137-2014.pdf |title=Law nr. 115/2014 |language=sq |pages=6373–6374|access-date=25 February 2022}}</ref> The population at the 2023 census was 3,792.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.instat.gov.al/media/14321/cens-2023-lezha.pdf |title=Population and Housing Census, Lezhë 2023 |page=107 |access-date=9 November 2024 |publisher=INSTAT}}</ref>

== Etymology == The name comes from the Albanian, which means "in front of the Drin". In Latin and later Italian sources, the town was known by the names ''Blandin'' or ''Baladreni''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Localita', chiese, fiumi, monti e toponimi varii di un'antica carta dell'Albania Settentrionale; pubblicato sotto gli auspici della Reale Societa Geografica Italiana {{!}} Archivio Studi Adriatici|url=http://asa.archiviostudiadriatici.it/islandora/object/libria:184753#page/42/mode/2up|access-date=2021-06-28|website=asa.archiviostudiadriatici.it}}</ref>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Balldren I Ri}} Category:Former municipalities in Lezhë County Category:Administrative units of Lezhë Category:Villages in Lezhë County