Mirditë ( sq-definite, Mirdita) is a municipality in
Lezhë County, northwestern
Albania. It was created in 2015 by the merger of the former municipalities
Fan,
Kaçinar
Kaçinar is a village and a former municipality in the Lezhë County, northwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Mirditë. The population at the 2011 census was 1,016. ,
Kthellë,
Orosh
Orosh (or ) is a small village in Mirditë within the county of Lezhë County, Lezhë in the northwest of the Republic of Albania. Geographically, it is located inside the mountainous region of northern Albania in the Fan (river), Valley of Fan.
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,
Rrëshen,
Rubik and
Selitë. The seat of the municipality is the town Rrëshen.
The total population is 22,103 (2011 census),
in a total area of 870.26 km
2.
It is coterminous with the former
Mirditë District
Mirditë District () was one of the 36 districts of Albania, which were dissolved in July 2000 and replaced by 12 newly created counties. It had a population of 37,055 in 2001, and an area of . It is in the north of the country, and its capital ...
. The municipality is located within the wider region of
Mirdita
Mirdita is a region of northern Albania whose territory is synonymous with the historic Albanian tribe of the same name.
Etymology
The name Mirdita derives from a legendary ancestor named Mir Diti from whom the tribe claims descent. Other ...
whose territory is synonymous with the historic
Albanian tribe
The Albanian tribes ( sq, fiset shqiptare) form a historical mode of social organization (''farefisní'') in Albania and the southwestern Balkans characterized by a common culture, often common patrilineal kinship ties tracing back to one progeni ...
of the same name.
During the time of Ottoman rule, Mirdita, along with the surrounding tribal regions, obtained a status of autonomy from the Ottomans and managed to preserve their
Roman Catholic faith.
The region is known as a stronghold of devout
Catholicism.
Gallery
References
External links
Mirdita Tourism Portal
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Municipalities in Lezhë County