Gramsh

Municipality

Sotira Waterfall from a distance

Seal

Gramsh

Coordinates: 40°52′N 20°11′E / 40.867°N 20.183°ECoordinates: 40°52′N 20°11′E / 40.867°N 20.183°E

Country

Albania

County

Elbasan

Government

• Mayor

Luljeta Dollani (SP)

Area

• Municipality

739.22 km² (285.41 sq mi)

Population (2011)

• Municipality

24,231

• Municipality density

33/km² (85/sq mi)

• Administrative Unit

8,440

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Postal Code

3301

Area Code

(0)513

Vehicle registration

Gramsh (definite Albanian form: Gramshi) is a town and a municipality in Elbasan County, central Albania. The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Gramsh, Kodovjat, Kukur, Kushovë, Lenie, Pishaj, Poroçan, Skënderbegas, Sult and Tunjë, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Gramsh. The total population is 24,231 (2011 census), in a total area of 739.22 km². The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 8,440.

The town is connected with Elbasan, Korça, Pogradec, Skrapar, Librazhd and Berat. The town is crossed by the river Devoll.

During the Ottoman period and before the Albanian Declaration of Independence in 1912, it was known as Grameç in Turkish.

Gramsh has been inhabited since ancient times, as is confirmed by archaeological findings in the Tumulus of Cëruja.
In the Middle Ages, the area was under the possession of Prince George Arianiti. During Ottoman rule, it was a kaza administrative division within the Sanjak of Elbasan of the Monastir Vilayet.
From 1912 until 1947, this was the center of Gramsh area. With the new administrative division, it became the center of Gramsh district, in which were placed various state institutions. Gramsh was declared a city on July 10, 1960. Since 1965, it has been a municipality.

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