[6] The town of Dardhë was first founded after the death of Skanderbeg by Albanian Orthodox individuals fleeing into the mountains to avoid the Ottoman administration.

[7][verification needed] Unlike villages located in the Gramos mountains, Dardhë did not undergo any serious collapse or destruction during Ottoman rule.

Many families originating from the area would form the first Albanian community in the United States and Romania.

Sotir Peçi, Josif Pani, and Gjergj Konda, among others, would start the society Besa-Besë, the Kombi newspaper, and the unification of the Albanian American societies into a single federation, Vatra, with Sotir Peçi as one of the initial founders.

[7] In the past years, it has become a destination mainly for internal tourism by Albanian citizens, creating jobs for Dardhë residents.