Shirgj (Latin: St. Sergius, Italian: San Sergio, Montenegrin: Свети Срђ, romanized: Sveti Srđ) was an important market town on the left bank of the river Bojana,[1] 6 miles (9.7 km) away from Shkodër,[2] in what is today northern Albania.
It was a medieval trading center,[3] until it lost its population and ceased to exist in the early Ottoman period.
Due to its favorable geographical position near the mouth of the river Bojana, it grew to surpass other towns of the region.
[11] In 1330 near Shirgj, the King of Serbia Stefan Dečanski met with envoys of Dubrovnik who congratulated him on his victory in the Battle of Velbazhd.
Thus, the Venetian takeover ended the monopoly on salt trading that Shirgj had held in the Bojana region for centuries while it was in Serbia.