Peshkopi (Albanian:Peshkopi or Peshkopia, Macedonian: Пешкопеја) is a city in northeast Albania, in the district and county of Dibër, 187km from Tirana and 20km from the Macedonian border. It is situated at 41°40'N and 20°25'. It sits 2136 feet (651 metres) above sea level. In the 2004 census, there were approximately 14,100 residents.
Peshkopi lies in the eastern part of Albania, on either side of the Black Drini river. The Drini valley is the lowest part of the district. Mineral ores such as chromium, sulphur, marble have been discovered in this district. Thermal mineral water springs are situated in the vicinity of Peshkopi and have important medicinal value.
 [edit] History
The name of Peshkopi is derived from the Ancient Greek Episkopi or 'bishop's seat', which shows early signs of Christianity settling in the Balkans.
Under the rule of the Ottoman Empire, Peshkopi was a small market town, shadowed over by the larger and more flamboyant Debar (known in Albanian as Dibër e Madhe), which today lies just over the Macedonian border.
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The museum, located beside the Ottoman-style houses. It is situated in a characteristic dwelling house. It has housed an excellent collection of local costumes, carpets, kitchen equipment and filigree jewelry, as well as a number of models of local architecture. As of early 2008, the museum is no longer open.
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The National Park
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Llixhat, sulphur baths a few kilometers to the east of the city which attracts tourists looking for therapeutic treatment from all over the world.
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Lura Lakes. Lura with its 7 glacial lakes are famous for their natural beauty. Lura mountain climbs up to a height 1600 - 1700 metres with magnificent beech trees and higher up conifers. The highest point, a bare peak called 'Kurora e Lures' (Lura's Crown) rises to 2112 metres, but most visitors will prefer to confine themselves to visiting the lakes which occupy glacial cirques at heights of between 1200 - 1500 metres or at best the four principle lakes, the 'Liqeni i Madh' (Great Lake), 'Liqeni i Zi' (Black Lake), 'Liqeni i Luleve' (Lake of Flowers), and 'Liqeni i Lopeve' (Cows' Lake).
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Lagje e Re ("New Neighborhood")
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Nazmi Rushiti
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Gjok Doçi
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Kamen
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Dobrovë
[edit] Sport
The football (soccer) club is KS Korabi Peshkopi
Rrëshen
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Coordinates:  41°46′10″N, 19°52′39″E
Rrëshen
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Nation
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Albania
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Region
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Mirditë District
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Language
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Albanian
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Demonym
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Rrësheni
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Latitude
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41.769597°
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Longitude
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19.877405°
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Elevation
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288 feet/90 metres
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Population
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9,240 habitants (2001)
| Rrëshen (Rrësheni in Albanian) is a small Albanian city and the administrative seat of the Mirditë District, in northern Albania. In 2001, it had a population of 9,240 people. Geographically, it sits at a latitude of 41.77° and a longitude of 19.88° (41°46'10.16N, 19°52'39.18E).
[edit] The City
As an administrative seat, the town has schools and a hospital. After the Communist era, new facilities such as a hotel, a restaurant and a cultural centre have sprung up in the area. The trunk route from the Kosovan border to Tirana and Durrës pass to each side of Rrëshen, providing good communications with the capital and the Adriatic. Before the Second World War, the city was classed as a small village but administrative change and a rise in the mining industry have boosted the city's status although since the fall of Communism, most of the mines have become disused. This has resulted in mass migration to Tirana and larger more industrial centres.
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