Bërzhitë is a village and a former municipality in the
Tirana County
Tirana County ( sq, Qarku Tiranë, italic=unset), officially the County of Tirana ( sq, Qarku i Tiranës, italic=unset), is a Counties of Albania, county in the Central Albania, Central Region of the Republic of Albania. It is the tenth largest by ...
, central
Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...
. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality
Tirana
Tirana ( , ; aln, Tirona) is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest overlooking the Adriatic Sea ...
.
The population at the 2011 census was 4,973.
The municipal unit consists of the villages
Ibë,
Ibë e Poshtme, Bërzhitë,
Dobresh,
Pëllumbas,
Mihajas-Cirmë,
Kus
A Kus (Persian کوس ''kūs'') is an ancient Persian musical instrument, a large kettledrum similar to timpani.
Etymology
Kus is a Middle-Persian military term meaning "march". According to Von Mohl the term was ''Kūša'', apparently borrowed f ...
,
Fravesh,
Kllojkë,
Pashkashesh,
Lugë-Shalqizë,
Rozaverë. Near it flows the river
Erzen
The Erzen ( sq-definite, Erzeni) is a river in central Albania. The length of Erzen is , while the catchment area is including the southern Tirana District and eastern Durrës District.
Name
The ancient Illyrian name of the river was ''Ardaxa ...
.
References
Former municipalities in Tirana County
Administrative units of Tirana
Villages in Tirana County
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