 After the Communist era, new facilities such as a hotel, a restaurant, and a cultural centre appeared in the area.The trunk route from the Kosovar border to Tirana and Durrës pass on each side of Rrëshen, providing good communications with the capital and the Adriatic.Before the Second World War, the city was classed as a small village, but administrative changes and an increase in the mining industry boosted the city's status.