In the mountain pass known as the Tent of the Pot (Skrapar), one of the bloodiest battles of the Winter Operation took place, undertaken by the German occupiers and their Albanian collaborators.
Skënder Petro Luarasi, a publicist and translator, anti-fascist fighter, and activist for education and the Albanian language school, was born in Luaras, Kolonje.
Pjetër Arbnori was born in Durrës. He served as the chairman of the Albanian Assembly from 1992 to 1997 and was a political activist, writer, and People's Teacher.
