Tropojë Explained

Type:m
Tropojë
Flag:Flag of Tropojë.gif
County:Kukës
Mayor:Rexhë Byberi
Party:PS
Coordinates:42.4°N 30°W
Area Munic:1057.3
Population As Of:2011
Population Munic:20517
Population Unit:4117
Demonym:Tropojan/e
Postal Code:8702-8703
Area Code:(0)213

Tropojë (in Albanian tɾɔˈpɔjə/; Albanian: 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] 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.[2]

Etymology

Tropojë's old name was Trebopolje and is recorded in Serbian medieval charters[3] and Ottoman registers.[4] The word itself comes from the old Slavic trebiti, ‘to clean’, and polje, ‘field’, i.e. ‘clean field’.[5]

History

The region was inhabited by Illyrian tribes. Archaeological evidence found in the area, such as castles or tumuli, shows that the area has been populated since the ancient time. 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 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.[6] The area of the municipality is .[7] [8]

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 .[9]

Notable people

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Law nr. 115/2014 . sq . 6373. 25 February 2022 .
  2. Web site: Nurja . Ines . Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) . Censusi i popullsisë dhe banesave/ Population and Housing Census–Kukës (2011) . 29 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200327145031/http://www.instat.gov.al/media/3066/8__kukes.pdf . 27 March 2020 . Tirana . 85 . dead.
  3. Book: Grković, Milica.. Prva hrisovulja Manastira Dečani = The first charter of the Dečani Monastery. Грковић, Милица.. 2004. Centar za očuvanje nasleđa Kosova i Metohije. 86-84431-02-2. Beograd. 60811159.
  4. Book: Pulaha. Selami. Defteri i regjistrimit të Sanxhakut të Shkodrës i vitit 1485. Instituti i Historisë (Akademia e Shkencave e RPS të Shqipërisë). 1974. Akademia e Shkencave e R.P. të Shqipërisë, Instituti i Historisë. Tiranë. sq. 25633315.
  5. Web site: Hydronymica Albanica — A Survey of River Names in Albania. elsie.de. 34. en.
  6. Web site: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) . Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe . 20 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210912222952/http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1133 . 12 September 2021 . live.
  7. Web site: Porta Vendore . Pasaporta e Bashkisë Tropojë . 29 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210929103630/https://portavendore.al/bashkia-tropoje/pasaporta-e-bashkise-tropoje/ . 29 September 2021 . sq . live.
  8. Web site: Albanian Association of Municipalities (AAM) . Bashkia Tropojë . 29 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210929103936/https://aam.org.al/en/bashkia-tropoje/ . 29 September 2021 . sq . live.
  9. Web site: Climate-Data . Climate: Tropojë . 29 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210929105820/https://en.climate-data.org/europe/albania/tropoje/tropoje-469977/ . 29 September 2021 . live.