Peqin
Sign in to savePeqin (, ) is a town and municipality in Elbasan County, central Albania. The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Gjoçaj, Karinë, Pajovë, Peqin, Përparim and Shezë, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Peqin. The total population is 16,580 as of the 2023 census, in a total area of 197.90 km2. The population of the municipal unit as of the 2023 census is 4,753.
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Key facts
- Settlement (Albanian).type
- m
- Settlement (Albanian).name
- Peqin
- Settlement (Albanian).flag
- Flag of Peqin.gif
- Settlement (Albanian).emblem
- Stema e Bashkisë Peqin.svg
- Settlement (Albanian).caption
- Mosque and clocktower in Peqin
- Settlement (Albanian).county
- Elbasan
- Settlement (Albanian).mayor
- Bukurosh Maçi
- Settlement (Albanian).party
- PS
- Settlement (Albanian).elevation
- 48
- Settlement (Albanian).area munic
- 197.90
- Settlement (Albanian).area unit
- 17
- Settlement (Albanian).population as of
- 2023
- Settlement (Albanian).population munic
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Albania
- Population
- +6353
- Elevation
- +50
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Official website
- peqini.gov.al
- Image
- Peqin Mosque.jpg
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Peqin (, ) is a town and municipality in Elbasan County, central Albania. The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Gjoçaj, Karinë, Pajovë, Peqin, Përparim and Shezë, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Peqin. The total population is 16,580 as of the 2023 census, in a total area of 197.90 km2. The population of the municipal unit as of the 2023 census is 4,753.
==History== thumb|left|240px|Peqin Castle The city dates back 2700 years, it is mentioned as Illyrian fortress. The ancient name of Peqin was Claudiana/Clodiana. The city's modern name derives from the Ottoman form Bekleyin, which means a place of hospitality. During Ottoman rule Peqin belonged to the Sanjak of Elbasan. The Ottoman Peqin Castle still exists, along with some original parts of the mosque of Abdurrahman Pasha, who had been the governor of Wallachia and Moldavia (former Bogdania). This castle was also constructed during the Via Egnatia road being made. On the Via Egnatia road Peqin was another stop on the road and a settlement for soldiers and there were Pashas in the castle. The last remaining resident in the castle was Demir Pasha.