Krujë

Krujë
Municipality
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code	1501
Area Code	(0)511
Website	kruja.gov.al

Krujë (

The name of the city is related to the Albanian word kroi, krua, meaning "fountain" or "water source", from Proto-Albanian * krana < * krasna.^[1][2]

The city was attested for the first time as Kroai (in Medieval Greek Κροαί) in Byzantine documents of the early 9th century.^[3] In medieval Latin it was known as Croia, Croya and Croarum. During the Ottoman era it was also known as Ak Hisar or Akçahisar from the Turkish words ak (white) and hisar (castle).^[4][2]

History

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Early history

In ancient times the region of Krujë was inhabited by the

Early medieval artifacts of Krujë include dress items and weaponry found in fifth- and sixth-century cemeteries, which display the high status and the wealth of the burials. Originally a middle-sized

During the

Wāli of Shkodër, Sali Zeki Pasha sent four battalions of the Ottoman army stationed in the city against the rebels of Krujë.

After prolonged confrontations the Ottoman officials offered to begin negotiations with the rebels. On 20 September 1906 the leaders of Krujë and the Ottoman diplomats met at the Tallajbe quarter of Krujë to discuss the administrative status of the town, however, the Ottoman army under Şemsi Pasha ambushed the rebel leaders.^[18] During the battle that followed, which became known in history after the Tallajbe district, about 30 people died including uninvolved civilians.^[17][18]

The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Bubq, Cudhi, Fushë-Krujë, Krujë, Nikël and Kodër-Thumanë, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Krujë.^[24]

The current mayor of Krujë is

Krujë has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb) with warm summers, cool winters, and abundant precipitation.

Demography

The total population of Krujë is 59,814 (2011 census),^[27] in a total area of 339.20 km².^[28] The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 11,721.^[27]

In 1922 the Director General of Health Services appointed the first director of health services in Krujë, Ihsan Korça while the last to hold the post before the establishment of the

Museums

The museums of Krujë include the

Krujë Castle. Its collection includes mostly 15th century artefacts related to the Albanian-Ottoman wars, during which the castle was besieged four times by the Ottoman army.^[35] The national ethnographic museum of Krujë was founded in 1989 and is located in a 15–6-room villa of the Toptani family built in 1764. The main exhibits of the museum are objects of artisanship, whose age varies from 60 to 500 years.^[35]

Sports

Krujë's most important football club is KS Kastrioti, founded in 1926 and briefly renamed as Puna Krujë in 1951. The club's home ground is Kastrioti Stadium, which has a capacity of 8,500 people.

Notable people

• Mustafa Merlika-Kruja – Prime Minister of Albania
• Abaz Kupi – Albanian military officer
• Ali Riza Dede, second Dedebaba of the Bektashi Order
• Mimoza Ahmeti – Albanian woman poet
• Jurgen Bardhi – Albanian professional footballer
• Megi Luka
  – Albanian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Albania 2015
• Skanderbeg - Albanian national hero, who led a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire
• Gentian Selmani (born 9 March 1998 in Krujë ) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Albanian club Tirana and the Albania national football team.
• Big Four international beauty pageants
  .

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Albania

Krujë is twinned with:

• Cortona, Italy^[36]
• Portocannone, Italy^[37]
• Stari Grad, Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina^[38]

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External links

• kruja.gov.al – Official Website (in Albanian)