Rubik (town)

Rubik
Official logo of Rubik
Rubik is located in Albania
Rubik
Rubik
Coordinates: 41°46′N 19°47′E / 41.767°N 19.783°E / 41.767; 19.783
Country Albania
CountyLezhë
MunicipalityMirditë
 • Municipal unit140.5 km2 (54.2 sq mi)
Elevation
77 m (253 ft)
Population
 (2023)
 • Municipal unit
2,550
 • Municipal unit density18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code
4603
Area Code0284

Rubik is a town in northern Albania. It lies along national highway SH30. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Mirditë.[1] The population at the 2023 census was 2,550.[2]

The municipal unit consists of the town of Rubik at its center and eleven peripheral villages: Fang, Katund i Vjeter, Bulshizë, Rasfik, Fierzë, Munaz, Rreja e Velës, Livadhëza, Vau Shkjezë, Rrethi i Eperm, Bulgër, and Rreja e Zezë. It holds the site of the Rubik Monastery Church, build in the 12th century AD.

  1. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). pp. 6373–6374. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Population and Housing Census, Lezhë 2023" (PDF). INSTAT. p. 108. Retrieved 9 November 2024.