Rrogozhinë

Rrogozhinë
Rrogozhinë
Municipality
	Rrogozhinë town center
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	Rrogozhinë Location within Albania
	Coordinates: 41°4′34″N 19°40′0″E
Country	Albania
County	Tirana
Government
• Mayor	Andi Proshka (PS)
Area
• Municipality	223.50 km2 (86.29 sq mi)
• Administrative unit	9.15 km2 (3.53 sq mi)
Elevation	24 m (79 ft)
Population (2023)
• Municipality	12,567
• Municipality density	56.228/km2 (145.63/sq mi)
• Administrative unit	5,002
• Administrative unit density	547/km2 (1,420/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code	2503
Area Code	(0)577
Website	bashkiarrogozhine.gov.al

Rrogozhinë (Albanian definite form: Rrogozhina) is a town and a municipality in Tirana County, centrally located in the Western Lowlands region of Albania. 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.

Country

Albania

Elevation

24 m (79 ft)

TimezoneUTC+1 (CET)

Postal Code

2503

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Positioned between Durrës, 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. 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.^[2]