Prrenjas
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Prrenjas (also written Përrenjas, ) is a town and a municipality in Elbasan County, eastern Albania. The municipality was formed at the 20151 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. The total population is 24,906 (2011 census), in a total area of 323.17 km 2 . The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 5,847.
Prrenjas (also written Përrenjas, ) 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. The total population is 24,906 (2011 census), in a total area of 323.17 km 2 . The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 5,847.
Historical Places
Via Egnatia Skanderbeg's Table Domosdova field (where the Battle of Torvioll took place)
Points of Interest
Shebenik-Jabllanice National Park Skanderbeg's Table Statue of Miners Abandoned mine of Prrenjas
Transportation
Bus
There are buses in Prrenjas that can take riders 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
Prrenja's main football team, KF Domozdova, was founded in 19231 and disbanded in 2018 due to financial problems. Following the disbandment of the club, the city stadium was demolished to make way for the construction of the new city center.
Notable people
Halit Berzeshta, physician and activist of the Albanian National Awakening Qybra Sokoli, partisan during the War of Liberation
References
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