
Municipality in Lezhë, Albania
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Mirdita (Albanian: Mirditë) is a municipality in Lezhë County, Northeastern Albania, about 85 km north of Tirana. It has about 27,000 people (2011).
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The Fan is a river in northern Albania. It is formed by the confluence of two source rivers: the Great Fan and the Little Fan, that join a few kilometers west of the town Rrëshen. The Great Fan rises near the village Kryezi, Qafë-Mali municipal unit, in the Shkodër County. It flows generally southwest through Fushë-Arrëz and Gjegjan. The Little Fan rises near the village Thirrë, in the municipal unit Fan, Mirditë municipality, Lezhë County. It flows southwest through Reps and just north of Rrëshen. West of Rrëshen the two source rivers unite and the Fan continues west to Rubik, and then south until its outflow into the river Mat, east of Milot.
Kisha e T'Shëlbuemit Rubikut
In Rubik but about a 45-minute walk from Mirdita. This church is at least 1,000 years old and of historical importance. Ever since it was constructed, it has served as a 4-year educational institution for people in the area. Some of the most famous Albanian writers and devoted religious figures such as At Gjergj Fishta and At Zef Pllumbi have been faculty members. The church has an old part that contains drawings and icons dating back to its founding. It also boasts a wonderful view of the city, as it is on the top of a hill.
located in Mirditë and it is an old tunnel which exists for 6 centuries now. It is pretty unique and it is the only one in the region, but also in the Balkans because it is pretty hard to find a similar one. Its length is 100 meters. Together with the Rubik Monastery Church they create "the little city" (this is how the locals call it, because it was in important living place since the 6th century.) Both the Monastery Church and Gurra e Domgjonit are important Cultural Monuments in Albania.
Munellë Mountain has a considerbale number of karst caves and pits , which are protected natural monuments. It is a flat-ridged mountain with many limestone caves and crevices, including the aforementioned Cave of Stërçokëve in the northeastern part of the mountain, which has ice in it year round. The Munellë area is well-known for its rich vegetation cover, consisting mainly of beech and black pine forests. In the eastern and south-eastern areas, where the mountain descends into the valley of the Fani River, there is an oak forest with thick shrubbery. Many erosive sites are present in these areas, which are linked to the intense freezing activities and high rainfall rates on the mountain. Munellë Mountain is home to many large mammals, such as the brown bear, deer, chamois, and wolf. It is considered as one of the last known habitats of the Balkan Lynx, a rare and endangered medium -sized wild cat species. Walking on Munellë's paths offers rare panoramic landscape, historical and religious artifacts, including : Spaç Political Prison Memorial, Copper Mining, the 19th century "kulla e Zef Ndocit" (Sh_Mr_017.Sh_Mr_038), and the Gurra e Domgjonit (water supply from the 6th century) (SH_MR_034).
was a political prison in Communist Albania at the village of Spaç. The former prison is listed as a second-category national monument. There were plans to turn the rapidly deteriorating site into a museum, but as of February 2013, no progress had been made at the location. In 1973, a number of prisoners staged a rebellion where the non-communist flag was raised. In 1984, a similar rebellion took place at the prison of Qafë Bar.
Rrëshen (Albanian definite form: Rrësheni) 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.
Deja's Ford, is a town and a municipality in Shkodër County, northwestern Albania. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Bushat, Hajmel, Shllak, Temal, Vau i Dejës, and Vig-Mnelë, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Vau i Dejës. The total population is 30,438 (2011 census),in a total area of 499.35 km2. The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 8,117.
One of the most popular cafés in the area, good for coffee and relaxing.
Busy café open all day, locals often meet here.
In a forested valley surrounded by mountains, Hotel Marub provides eco-friendly accommodation and an organic locally sourced restaurant.
If you want to spend a beautiful and relaxing moment in the nature and do some hiking, this is the place for you.In addition , you have the opportunity to visit nearby archaeological, historical and cultural sites like the “Castle of the Jews”, which dates back in the 6th century, pictograms which are over 5 millennia old, and the Church of Shelbuem from the 12th century.
Bujtina Dini, named after the old family name, lies at the bottom of the valley surrounded by 700-metre mountain ridges; behind the house, the forest climbs up the steep slopes. There is a signpost which points out the steep driveway to visitors just a few metres behind the village’s school and local health centre.
Guesthouse Çupi
At Bujtina Çupi you will find good accommodation, enjoy the nature nearby and taste Albanian traditional dishes.
By bus
Mirdita and its municipalities (urban: Rubik and Rrëshen, rural: Fan, Kaçinar, Kthellë, Orosh and Selitë) are accessible from Tirana or Kukës through A1 motorway.
By car
From Tirana, Mirditë is 85 km away following the A1 motorway. The road from Montenegro will take you first to Shkodra, which is nearly 85 km from Mirditë following E851 and E762.
When you get there, you can get around by car, or better by foot so you can enjoy more the cities or the places in nature. As people are friendly, you may also ask for a ride from the hotel or passing locals.
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