Fushë-Krujë
Fushë-Krujë is a city in Durrës County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Krujë.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 18,477.[2] The city has gained wider fame due to President George W. Bush's visit on Sunday, 10 June 2007. A statue was erected in his honor in 2011.[3] Fushë-Krujë was also the site of one of Skanderbeg's famous battles. Shote Galica, designated a Hero of the People, died in Fushë-Krujë in 1927.[citation needed]
Fushë-Krujë | |
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Fushë-Krujë | |
| Coordinates: 41°29′N 19°43′E / 41.483°N 19.717°E | |
| Country | Albania |
| County | Durrës |
| Municipality | Krujë |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Municipal unit | 18,477 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal Code | 1502 |
| Area Code | 0563 |
Fushë-Krujë has been designated as the future site of a cement factory to be operated by Antea Cement Sh.A., a subsidiary of Titan Cement of Greece.[4][5][6] The Fushe Kruja Cement Factory is already operating in the town. It is a subsidiary of the Seament Group who are a leader in Sea Bulk Shipping and also own the Elbasan Cement Factory in Elbasan.
The etymology of Fushë-Krujë from the Albanian language translates into English as “Field of Kruja” a field of the city.
Climate edit
Fushë-Krujë has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa).
| Climate data for Fushë-Krujë | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.1 (50.2) | 11.6 (52.9) | 14.5 (58.1) | 18.2 (64.8) | 22.9 (73.2) | 27.1 (80.8) | 29.4 (84.9) | 29.3 (84.7) | 25.8 (78.4) | 20.5 (68.9) | 15.5 (59.9) | 11.6 (52.9) | 19.7 (67.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) | 8.0 (46.4) | 10.3 (50.5) | 13.7 (56.7) | 18.0 (64.4) | 22.1 (71.8) | 24.1 (75.4) | 23.9 (75.0) | 20.6 (69.1) | 16.0 (60.8) | 11.8 (53.2) | 8.2 (46.8) | 15.3 (59.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.3 (37.9) | 4.5 (40.1) | 6.1 (43.0) | 9.2 (48.6) | 13.2 (55.8) | 17.1 (62.8) | 18.9 (66.0) | 18.6 (65.5) | 15.5 (59.9) | 11.6 (52.9) | 8.2 (46.8) | 4.9 (40.8) | 10.9 (51.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 150 (5.9) | 135 (5.3) | 114 (4.5) | 97 (3.8) | 83 (3.3) | 55 (2.2) | 33 (1.3) | 42 (1.7) | 78 (3.1) | 116 (4.6) | 172 (6.8) | 161 (6.3) | 1,236 (48.8) |
| Source: [7] | |||||||||||||
Honorary citizens edit
- George W. Bush[8]
- Drita Ziri - Miss Earth 2023 winner, the First Albanian to win the pageant as the youngest titleholder at age of 18. And also the first Albanian woman to win one of the Big Four international beauty pageants.
References edit
- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6368. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ 2011 census results 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "George W. Bush's statue & his stolen wristwatch". Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ Reuters, Thu Jul 26, 2007 12:27pm BST – Greece's Titan to build cement plant in Albania
- ^ BalkanInsight.com, 25 February 2008. Work Starts On Albania Cement Plant
- ^ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Geographic Names. Fushë-Krujë, Albania. UNI-104769 UFI-155360 April 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Climate: Fushë-Krujë". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- ^ "Bust per Xhorxh W.Bush ne Fushe-Krujexz" [Bust for Georgw W. Bush in Fushë-Krujë]. Top Channel (in Albanian). 2009-11-20. Retrieved 2023-07-14.