Shirgj (sometimes Shirq) is a
settlement in the former
Dajç municipality,
Shkodër County
Shkodër County ( sq, Qarku i Shkodrës) is a county in northwestern Albania, with the capital in Shkodër. The county spans and had a total population of 197,177 people as of 2021. The county borders on the counties of Lezhë, Kukës and the cou ...
, northern
Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic
The Adriatic Sea () is a body of water separating the ...
. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality
Shkodër
Shkodër ( , ; sq-definite, Shkodra) is the fifth-most-populous city of the Republic of Albania and the seat of Shkodër County and Shkodër Municipality. The city sprawls across the Plain of Mbishkodra between the southern part of Lake Sh ...
.
At the banks of the river
Buna a little bit outside the village lie the ruins of the
Shirgj Church
The Shirgj Church ( al, Kisha e Shirqit/Shirgjit, links=no), also known as the Monastery of Saints Sergius and Bacchus ( al, Manastiri i Shën Shirgjit dhe Bakut, sr, Манастир Светих Сергија и Вакха, ''Manastir Svetih Se ...
from the late 13th century.
References
Dajç, Shkodër
Populated places in Shkodër
Villages in Shkodër County
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