Tropojë

Tropojë (Albanian: [tɾɔˈpɔjə]; definite 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][lower-alpha 1]

Tropojë
Municipality
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
Flag of Tropojë
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Emblem
Tropojë is located in Albania
Tropojë
Tropojë
Coordinates: 42°24′N 20°10′E
Country Albania
CountyKukës
Government
 • MayorRexhë Byberi (PS)
Area
 • Municipality1,057.3 km2 (408.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Municipality
20,517
 • Municipality density19/km2 (50/sq mi)
 • Municipal unit
4,117
DemonymTropojan/e
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code
8702-8703
Area Code(0)213
Websitetropoje.gov.al

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.

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 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
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
  1. 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.

References
  1. "Pasaporta e Bashkisë Tropojë" (in Albanian). Porta Vendore. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  2. "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6373. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  3. Nurja, Ines. "Censusi i popullsisë dhe banesave/ Population and Housing Census–Kukës (2011)" (PDF). Tirana: Institute of Statistics (INSTAT). p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. "Hydronymica Albanica — A Survey of River Names in Albania" (PDF). elsie.de. p. 34.
  7. Bulletin of the Institute of Archaeology, vol. 30–31, University of London. Institute of Archaeology, 1991, pp. 11–14
  8. "Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe". United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  9. "Bashkia Tropojë" (in Albanian). Albanian Association of Municipalities (AAM). Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  10. "Climate: Tropojë". Climate-Data. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
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