Prrenjas
Municipality
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Prrenjas is located in Albania
Prrenjas
Prrenjas
Coordinates: 41°4′N 20°33′E / 41.067°N 20.550°E / 41.067; 20.550
Country Albania
CountyElbasan
Government
 • MayorNuri Belba (PS)
Area
 • Municipality323.17 km2 (124.78 sq mi)
 • Municipal unit18.3 km2 (7.1 sq mi)
Elevation
590 m (1,940 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Municipality
24,906
 • Municipality density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
 • Municipal unit
5,847
 • Municipal unit density320/km2 (830/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code
3403-3404
Area Code(0)591
Websitewww.bashkiaprrenjas.gov.al

Prrenjas (also written Përrenjas, Albanian definite form: Përrenjasi) is a town and a municipality in Elbasan County, eastern Albania. The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Prrenjas, Qukës, Rrajcë and Stravaj, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Prrenjas.[1] The total population is 24,906 (2011 census),[2] in a total area of 323.17 km2.[3] The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 5,847.[2]

History

The history of the creation of the city Prrenjas dates back a long time. In the period of the Ottoman Albanian wars, the area where the city rises was called Torviolli. The native hero, Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg, before heading for battle (the battle is known in history as Battle of Torvioll) told to his fighters, that the battle must be won. A significant history has been written here.[4]

The Field of Domosdova(today), where the Battle of Torvioll took place

The name of the town of Prrenjas is closely related to the same battle that the Skanderbeg army won. Many Turkish and Albanian soldiers were killed. There were so many soldiers killed that is believed to have been flowing a river of blood.[5]

Prrenjas is also famous for being connected to the Via Egnatia road that stretched from Istanbul all the way on to Durrës. The people of Prrenjas also participated in the Albanian Declaration of Independence in the 28 of November 1912.

Historical Places

Points of Interest

Transportation

Bus

There are buses in Prrenjas that can take you in other cities in Albania and other countries.

Trains

There is no train line that can goes to or from Prrenjas. Elbasan-Pogradec extension has been closed

Highways

The only main road in Prrenjas is the SH3 (State Road 3) that starts in Tirana and ends in Korçë and passes by Prrenjas.

Sports

Prrenjas favourite city sport is football. The main soccer team KF Domozdova founded in 1923 disbanded in 2018 due to financial problems. Following the disbandment of the football club, the city stadium was demolished to make way for the construction of the new city center.[6]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). pp. 6368–6369. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Population and housing census - Elbasan 2011" (PDF). INSTAT. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. ^ "Correspondence table LAU – NUTS 2016, EU-28 and EFTA / available Candidate Countries" (XLS). Eurostat. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  4. ^ Redaksia (2020-04-17). "Historiku i krijimit të Prrenjasit". Librazhdi News. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  5. ^ Moore, Clement Clarke (1850). George Castriot, Surnamed Scanderbeg, King of Albania. D. Appleton & Company.
  6. ^ "Rënia nga kategoria, presidentja "shkrin" ekipin". www.panorama.com.al (in Albanian). Retrieved 2022-02-11.


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