Rrogozhinë ( sq-definite, Rrogozhina) is a town and a municipality in
Tirana County
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, centrally located in the
Western Lowlands region of
Albania
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. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities
Gosë,
Kryevidh,
Lekaj, Rrogozhinë and
Sinaballaj, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Rrogozhinë.
Positioned between
Durrës
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,
Lushnja and
Elbasan, it is considered an important node of the
VIII corridor and the railway intersection of Rrogozhinë – Durrës, Rrogozhinë – Vlorë and Rrogozhinë – Pogradec. On the coastline of Rrogozhina there are some of the most beautiful beaches along the shores of the
Adriatic
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.
Bashtova Castle, located in this territory, is considered one of the most important cultural heritage monuments of the area and a tourist attraction for foreign and domestic tourists. The laurel forest that flourishes around the Castle is considered a natural monument.
History
The city of Rrogozhina, known in the archaeological and historical literature under the name “ASPARGAIUM”, is mentioned as an ancient settlement and an important geographical and historical crossroads. Aspargaium was located at the intersection of two segments of the “
Egnatia” road, which came from
Apollonia and Dyrrah in the direction of Rome and Constantinople. Today’s Rrogozhina was built in the communist period around agro-industry, such as the oil factory, soap factory or cotton ones, as well as a line for processing and preserving food.
Demography
The municipality's population is 12,567 as of the 2023 census, 5,002 of which is in the municipal unit,
in a total area of .
The population is mostly ethnically
Albanian.
Villages
Municipal Unit
*
Gosë
*
Lekaj
*
Kryevidh
*
Sinaballaj
* Rrogozhinë
See also
*
FK Egnatia
References
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Municipalities in Tirana County
Administrative units of Rrogozhinë