Tropojë
Tropojë (Albanian: [tɾɔˈpɔjə]; definite Albanian form: Tropoja) is a municipality in Kukës County, northeastern Albania, within the historical ethnographic region of the Gjakova Highlands. The municipality consists of the administrative units of Bajram Curri, Bujan, Bytyç, Fierzë, Lekbibaj, Llugaj, Margegaj and Tropojë, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Bajram Curri.[1][2] As of the Institute of Statistics estimate from the 2011 census, there were 4,117 people residing in the municipal unit Tropojë and 20,517 in Tropojë Municipality.[1][3][a]
Tropojë | |
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Clockwise from top: Monument of Bajram Curri with the ethnographic museum in the background, popular tourist destination of Doberdol, Snowing in Tropojë, the Valbonë River and the panoramic view of Valbonë National Park | |
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Tropojë | |
| Coordinates: 42°24′N 20°10′E / 42.400°N 20.167°ECoordinates: 42°24′N 20°10′E / 42.400°N 20.167°E | |
| Country | Albania |
| County | Kukës |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rexhë Byberi (PS) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 1,057.3 km2 (408.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Municipality | 20,517 |
| • Municipality density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 4,117 |
| Demonym | Tropojan/e |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal Code | 8702-8703 |
| Area Code | (0)213 |
| Website | tropoje |
Etymology
Tropojë's old name was Trebopolje and is recorded in Serbian medieval charters[4] and Ottoman registers.[5] The word itself comes from the old Slavic trebiti, ‘to clean’, and polje, ‘field’, i.e. ‘clean field’.[6] Tropojë used to be more commonly known as Malësia e Gjakoves[citation needed].
History
The region was inhabited by Illyrian tribes. Archaeological evidence found in the area, such as castles or tumuli show that the area was populated since the ancient time.[7] The region lies in the geographical span of the Dardani tribes.
Geography
Tropojë Municipality is located on the bank of Valbonë River between the Albanian Alps in northeastern Albania bordering Montenegro to the northwest and Kosovo[b] to the northeast and east. Valbonë Valley National Park sprawls in the northwest of Tropojë and protects the Valbonë Valley and the Gashi River, which has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list as portion of the Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe.[8] The area of the municipality is 1,057.3 km2 (408.2 sq mi).[1][9]
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification, Tropojë falls under the periphery of the warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb) zone with an average annual temperature of 10.2 °C (50.4 °F).[10]
| Climate data for Tropojë | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) | 6.8 (44.2) | 11.7 (53.1) | 16.4 (61.5) | 21.2 (70.2) | 25.1 (77.2) | 27.6 (81.7) | 27.8 (82.0) | 23.6 (74.5) | 17.2 (63.0) | 10.4 (50.7) | 5.8 (42.4) | 16.5 (61.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.9 (33.6) | 3.0 (37.4) | 7.2 (45.0) | 11.4 (52.5) | 15.8 (60.4) | 19.6 (67.3) | 21.7 (71.1) | 21.8 (71.2) | 17.9 (64.2) | 12.4 (54.3) | 6.9 (44.4) | 2.7 (36.9) | 11.8 (53.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −2.3 (27.9) | −0.7 (30.7) | 2.7 (36.9) | 6.4 (43.5) | 10.5 (50.9) | 14.1 (57.4) | 15.9 (60.6) | 15.8 (60.4) | 12.2 (54.0) | 7.7 (45.9) | 3.4 (38.1) | −0.3 (31.5) | 7.1 (44.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 115 (4.5) | 103 (4.1) | 98 (3.9) | 99 (3.9) | 92 (3.6) | 66 (2.6) | 55 (2.2) | 58 (2.3) | 88 (3.5) | 112 (4.4) | 143 (5.6) | 137 (5.4) | 1,166 (46) |
| Source: [10] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
Notes
- ^ The municipality of Tropojë consists of the administrative units of Bajram Curri, Bujan, Bytyç, Fierzë, Lekbibaj, Llugaj, Margegaj and Tropojë. The population of the municipality results from the sum of the listed administrative units in the former as of the 2011 Albanian census.
- ^ The political status of Kosovo is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008, Kosovo is formally recognised as an independent state by 101 UN member states (with another 13 states recognising it at some point but then withdrawing their recognition) and 92 states not recognizing it, while Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own territory.
References
- ^ a b c "Pasaporta e Bashkisë Tropojë" (in Albanian). Porta Vendore. from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6373. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ Nurja, Ines. (PDF). Tirana: Institute of Statistics (INSTAT). p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ Grković, Milica.; Грковић, Милица. (2004). Prva hrisovulja Manastira Dečani = The first charter of the Dečani Monastery. Beograd: Centar za očuvanje nasleđa Kosova i Metohije. ISBN 86-84431-02-2. OCLC 60811159.
- ^ Pulaha, Selami; Instituti i Historisë (Akademia e Shkencave e RPS të Shqipërisë) (1974). Defteri i regjistrimit të Sanxhakut të Shkodrës i vitit 1485 (in Albanian). Tiranë: Akademia e Shkencave e R.P. të Shqipërisë, Instituti i Historisë. OCLC 25633315.
- ^ "Hydronymica Albanica — A Survey of River Names in Albania" (PDF). elsie.de. p. 34.
- ^ Bulletin of the Institute of Archaeology, vol. 30–31, University of London. Institute of Archaeology, 1991, pp. 11–14
- ^ "Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe". United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Bashkia Tropojë" (in Albanian). Albanian Association of Municipalities (AAM). from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Climate: Tropojë". Climate-Data. from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
External links
- tropoje.gov.al – Official Website (in Albanian)