Prrenjas

Article summary

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.

Key claims

1. date of formation: 2015 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 1923 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of formation is "2015". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1923". What evidence would count against this claim?
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5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1377685371