Orosh
Orosh (or Albanian: Oroshi) is a small village in Mirditë within the county of Lezhë in the northwest of the Republic of Albania. Geographically, it is located inside the mountainous region of northern Albania in the Valley of Fan.
Orosh | |
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| Coordinates: 41°51′N 20°4′E | |
| Country | Albania |
| County | Lezhë |
| Municipality | Mirditë |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Municipal unit | 1,899 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
The seat of the former municipality was the town of Reps. The former Orosh Abbey was located in the municipality. Terenzio Tocci gathered the Mirdita chieftains on April 26, 1911, in Orosh, proclaimed the independence of Albania, raised the flag of Albania and established the provisional government.
- Malet e Shenjtit close to Orosh
- The new church of Orosh
- The church of Orosh in 1903
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