Sinë ( sq-definite, Sina), is a small village in the Dibër County, in Albania. After the 2015 local government reforms, it became part of the municipality Dibër.

History

Pal Kastrioti Pal or Gjergj Kastrioti was an Albanians, Albanian medieval ruler in the latter part of the 14th century in northern Albania. Not much is known about his life. He is mentioned in only two historical sources which describe his rule as extending in ...

(fl. 1383—1407) was given village of Sina (''Signa'') as a fief by Zetan lord Balša II. Pal's son, Konstantin, was the lord of Serina (Sina, or Cerüja). The settlements of ''Setina e Sipërme'' and ''Setina e Poshtme'' are attested in the Ottoman ''

defter A ''defter'' (plural: ''defterler'') was a type of tax register and land cadastre in the Ottoman Empire. Description The information collected could vary, but ''tahrir defterleri'' typically included details of villages, dwellings, household ...

'' 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 anthroponymy 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''.

Notable people

* Skanderbeg, national hero of Albania

References

Populated places in Dibër (municipality) Villages in Dibër County {{Dibër-geo-stub