Fushë_Krujë

Fushë-Krujë

Fushë-Krujë

Municipal unit in Durrës, Albania

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]

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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

Fushë-Krujë has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa).

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Honorary citizens

References

  1. [1]
    "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6368. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. [2]
    2011 census results Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  3. [3]
    "George W. Bush's statue & his stolen wristwatch". Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  4. [4]
    Reuters, Thu Jul 26, 2007 12:27pm BST – Greece's Titan to build cement plant in Albania
  5. [5]
    BalkanInsight.com, 25 February 2008. Work Starts On Albania Cement Plant
  6. [6]
    National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Geographic Names. Fushë-Krujë, Albania. UNI-104769 UFI-155360 Archived April 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  7. [7]
    "Climate: Fushë-Krujë". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  8. [8]
    "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.
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