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| Rrëshen | |
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.svg)  Rrëshen | |
| Coordinates: 41°46′N 19°53′E / 41.767°N 19.883°E / 41.767; 19.883 | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Lezhë |
| Municipality | Mirditë |
| • Municipal unit | 120 km (50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Municipal unit | 6,773 |
| • Municipal unit density | 56/km (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal Code | 4601, 4602 |
| Area Code | 0216 |
| Website | www |
Rrëshen (Albanian definite form: Rrësheni) is a small town and a former municipality in Lezhë County, in northern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform, Rrëshen became a subdivision and the seat of the municipality Mirditë. It was the administrative seat of the former Mirditë District. The population at the 2023 census was 6,773.
The City
As an administrative seat, the town has schools and a hospital. After the Communist era, new facilities such as a hotel, a restaurant, and a cultural centre appeared in the area. The trunk route from the Kosovar border to Tirana and Durrës passes on each side of Rrëshen, providing good communications with the capital and the Adriatic. Before the Second World War, the city was classed as a small village, but administrative changes and an increase in the mining industry boosted the city's status. However, since the fall of Communism, most of the mines have become disused. This has resulted in mass migration to Tirana and larger, more industrial centres.
Religion
Its cathedral, Katedralja e Jezusi i Vetmi Shpëtimtar i Botës, is the episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rrëshen, which was created in 1996 by promoting the Territorial Abbacy of Shën Llezhri i Oroshit from Territorial Abbey to a bishopric. It is a suffragan diocese in the province of the Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tiranë–Durrës.
Gallery
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Zogu Bridge
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Fan River Canyon
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Fan Valley in Reps
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Rubik Church on top left along A1 Highway
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Rrëshen church
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Mosaic in Rrëshen
Notable people
- Eugent Bushpepa (born 1984), singer and songwriter
- Musine Kokalari (born 1917), writer and political activist
- Albion Marku (born 2000), footballer
- Edison Ndreca (born 1994), footballer
- Fatmir Vata (born 1979), footballer
References
- "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). pp. 6373–6374. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- "Population and Housing Census, Lezhë 2023" (PDF). INSTAT. p. 108. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
Sources and external links
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| Subdivisions of Lezhë County | ||
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| County seat: Lezhë | ||
| Municipality of Kurbin |  | |
| Municipality of Lezhë | ||
| Municipality of Mirditë | ||
| Subdivisions of Mirditë municipality | ||
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| Municipal seat: Rrëshen | ||
| Administrative unit of Fan |  | |
| Administrative unit of Kaçinar |
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| Administrative unit of Kthellë |
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| Administrative unit of Orosh |
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| Administrative unit of Rrëshen |
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| Administrative unit of Rubik |
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| Administrative unit of Selitë |
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