Mirditë ( sq-definite, Mirdita) is a municipality in
Lezhë County, northwestern
Albania
Albania ( ; or ), officially the Republic of Albania (), is a country in Southeast Europe. It is located in the Balkans, on the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea, and shares land borders with Montenegro to ...
. It was created in 2015 by the merger of the former municipalities
Fan,
Kaçinar,
Kthellë,
Orosh,
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. 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 a ...
whose territory is synonymous with the historic
Albanian tribe
The Albanian tribes () form a historical mode of social organization (''farefisní'') in Albania and the southwestern Balkans characterized by a common culture, often common patrilineal kinship ties and shared social ties. The ''fis'' ( sq-defini ...
of the same name.
During the time of Ottoman rule, Mirditë, along with the surrounding tribal regions, obtained a status of autonomy from the Ottomans and managed to preserve their
Roman Catholic
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faith. The region is known as a stronghold of devout
Catholicism
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.
Gallery
References
External links
Mirdita Tourism Portal
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Municipalities in Lezhë County