Orosh | |
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Administrative Unit | |
Coordinates: 41°51′N 20°4′E / 41.850°N 20.067°ECoordinates: 41°51′N 20°4′E / 41.850°N 20.067°E | |
Country | Albania |
County | Lezhë |
Municipality | Mirditë |
Population (2011) | |
• Administrative Unit | 1,899 |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Vehicle registration | MR |
Orosh is a former municipality in the Lezhë County, northwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Mirditë. The population at the 2011 census was 1,899.
The seat of the former municipality was the town of Reps. The former Orosh Abbey was located in the municipality. gathered the Mirditë chieftains on April 26, 1911 in Orosh, proclaimed the independence of Albania, raised the flag of Albania and established the provisional government.