Sinë (Albanian definite form: Sina), is a small village in Dibër, Albania.[1] After the 2015 local government reforms, it became part of the municipality Dibër.[2]

Sinë
Sinë is located in Albania
Sinë
Sinë
Coordinates: 41°43′50″N 20°17′51″E / 41.73056°N 20.29750°E / 41.73056; 20.29750
Country Albania
CountyDibër
MunicipalityDibër
Municipal unitArras
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

History

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Pal Kastrioti (fl. 1383—1407) was given village of Sina (Signa) as a fief by Zetan lord Balša II. Pal's son, Konstantin II (named after his grandfather Konstantin Kastrioti), was the lord of Serina (Sina, or Cerüja).

The settlements of Setina e Sipërme and Setina e Poshtme are attested in the Ottoman defter of 1467 as villages belonging to the timar of Karagöz in the vilayet of Lower Dibra. Both villages had a total of three households respectively and the anthropology recorded depicts an overwhelmingly Albanian character, although a single instance of Slavicisation via the usage of the suffix -ovići is attested in the latter settlement. From Setina e Sipërme: Gjon Vlashi, Gjon Niqifori, and Vlash Bilashi. From Setina e Poshtme: Dimitri Kastrijoti, Pal Pirovići, and Kolë Prifti.[3]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "GeoNames Fulltextsearch : Sinë". Retrieved 29 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6367. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  3. ^ Caka, Eduart (2019). Defteri i hollësishëm për zonat e dibrës i vitit 1467. Tiranë: Akademia e studimeve albanologjike instituti historisë. p. 73.