Roskovec (Albanian: Roskoveci) is a small town in Albania. The town is located between Fier and Berat in the district of Fier and has 4975 inhabitants (2011). Roskovec is situated on the edge of the Myzeqe plain a few kilometers south of the Seman river, the largest river in Central Albania. Towards the south and east the terrain becomes hilly and gradually rises into the mountains of southern Albania. A large water reservoir for irrigation (Ujëmbledhësi i Kurjanit) was built between Roskovec and Kurjan in the years 1958–1962. The lake with a capacity of 30 million cubic meters is one of the largest reservoirs in Albania. Most of the inhabitants of the village, which is dominated by agriculture, come from the surrounding area. Among them there are Muslims and Orthodox Christians. Oil is mined northwest of Roskovec near the village of Marinëz. The name Roskovec comes from the Bulgarian language. The village developed into a small regional administrative center and military base in the first half of the 19th century. The place was known as the market of Frashër. On May 2, 2009, the Albanian opposition politician Fatmir Xhindi was murdered in Roskovec.

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