Rrëshen
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Rrëshen () 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.
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- Locality
- Rrëshen
- Region
- Shqipëria Veriore
- Country
- Shqipëria
- Population
- 6,773
- Timezone
- Europe/Tirane
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Key facts
- Settlement AL.type
- mu
- Settlement AL.official_name
- Rrëshen
- Settlement AL.image_skyline
- Rrëshen_from_distance.jpg
- Settlement AL.county
- Lezhë
- Settlement AL.municipality
- Mirditë
- Settlement AL.elevation
- 90
- Settlement AL.area_unit
- 120
- Settlement AL.population_as_of
- 2023
- Settlement AL.population_unit
- 6773
- Settlement AL.postal_code
- 4601, 4602
- Settlement AL.area_code
- 0216
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 8803
- Elevation
- 100
- Official website
- bashkiamirdite.gov.al
- Image
- Rreshen (WPWTR17).jpg
- Dialing code
- 0216
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- Commons category
- Rrëshen
- postal code
- 4601–4602
- P12749
- Grand Trianon
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- The City
- Religion
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- Notable people
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Rrëshen () 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 truck 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.
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