Peshkopi
| Peshkopi | |
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 Peshkopi
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| Coordinates: 41°41′26″N 20°27′45″E / 41.69056°N 20.46250°ECoordinates: 41°41′26″N 20°27′45″E / 41.69056°N 20.46250°E | |
| Country |
 Albania
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| County | Dibër |
| Municipality | Dibër |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Muharrem Rama (PS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.6 km2 (7.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 651 m (2,136 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Administrative Unit | 13,251 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal Code | 8301 |
| Area Code | 0218 |
| Vehicle registration | DI |
| Website | www.peshkopia.com |
Peshkopi (definite Albanian form: Peshkopia,is a town in Dibër County, northeastern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Dibër. The population at the 2011 census was 13,251.
It is located 187 kilometres (116 mi) away from Tirana, the capital of Albania, and 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the Macedonian border. It sits 651 metres (2,136 ft) above sea level. It is the capital of both the county (Albanian: qark) and district (Albanian: rreth) of Dibër. It is the only county capital in Albania that does not share its name with its county.
Peshkopi lies east of the Black Drin river. The Drin valley is the lowest part of the district. Mineral ores such as chromium, sulphur, and marble have been discovered in the district. It is also an important industrial center in Albania, particularly in relation to the food industry.
Peshkopi has a branch of Aleksandër Moisiu University, currently closed by order of the national Ministry of Education for alleged failure to meet standards.
The region now known as Dibër was inhabited in pre-Christian times by the Illyrian tribe known to the Romans as Penestae, Πενεσταί in Ancient Greek (Albanian: penestë).
The name of Peshkopi is derived from the word peshkop meaning bishop in Albanian and from Episkopè in Greek. Bulgarian maps of the eleventh century show the town under the name Presolengrad. The region of Dibër was subsumed under the Orthodox archepiscopate of Ohrid in 1019, and one year later received the status of an episcopate with its center in the Bulke ward of Peshkopi, located in what is now the neighborhood of Dobrovë. The central church of the Dibër Episcopate was that of St. Stephen (Albanian: Kisha e Shqefnit). The seat of the Episcopate would later be relocated, but the town of Peshkopi retained its name. Peshkopi is referenced as early as the fifteenth century under the name Peskopia.
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