Shirgj (sometimes Shirq) is a

settlement Settlement may refer to: *Human settlement, a community where people live *Settlement (structural), downward movement of a structure's foundation *Settlement (finance), where securities are delivered against payment of money *Settlement (litigatio ...

in the former Dajç municipality,

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, northern

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. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality

Shkodër Shkodër ( , ; sq-definite, Shkodra; historically known as Scodra or Scutari) is the List of cities and towns in Albania, fifth-most-populous city of Albania and the seat of Shkodër County and Shkodër Municipality. Shkodër has been List of o ...

. At the banks of the river Buna a little bit outside the village lie the ruins of the

Shirgj Church The Shirgj Church (), also known as the Monastery of Saints Sergius and Bacchus (), is a ruined former Benedictine monastery in the village of Shirgj on the river Buna in northern Albania. The church was built by Saint Helen of Serbia in 1290, ded ...

from the late 13th century.

References

Dajç, Shkodër Populated places in Shkodër Villages in Shkodër County {{Shkodër-geo-stub