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{{Short description|Municipality in Albania}}
#REDIRECT [[Tropojë District]]
{{Infobox Albanian settlement
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|name = Tropojë
|flag = Flag of Tropojë.gif
|emblem = [[File:Stema e Bashkisë Tropojë.svg|70px]]
|skyline = {{Photomontage|position=center
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|foot_montage = 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)|Valbonë River]] and the panoramic view of [[Valbonë Valley National Park|Valbonë National Park]]}}
|caption =
|county = Kukës
|mayor = Rexhë Byberi
|party = [[Socialist Party of Albania|PS]]
|coordinates = {{coord|42|24|N|20|10|E|type:adm1st_region:AL_dim:100000|display=it}}
|elevation =
|area munic = 1057.3
|population as of = 2023
|population munic = 14189
|population unit = 2560
|demonym = {{langx|sq|Tropojan (m), Tropojane (f)}}
|postal code = 8702-8703
|area code = (0)213
|website = {{URL|https://tropoje.gov.al/}}
}}

'''Tropojë''' ({{IPA-sq|tɾɔˈpɔjə|lang}}; {{lang-sq-definite|Tropoja}}) is a [[Municipalities of Albania|municipality]] in [[Kukës County]], northeastern [[Albania]], within the historical ethnographic region of the [[Highlands of Gjakova|Gjakova Highlands]]. The municipality consists of the administrative units of [[Bajram Curri (town)|Bajram Curri]], [[Bujan]], [[Bytyç]], [[Fierzë, Tropojë|Fierzë]], [[Lekbibaj]], [[Llugaj]], [[Margegaj]] and Tropojë, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Bajram Curri.<ref name="PV"/><ref name="Law 2014">{{cite web |url=https://www.vendime.al/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/137-2014.pdf |title=Law nr. 115/2014 |language=sq |pages=6373|access-date=25 February 2022}}</ref> As of the [[Institute of Statistics (Albania)|Institute of Statistics]] 2023 census, there were 2,560 people residing in the municipal unit Tropojë and 14,189 in the municipality.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.instat.gov.al/media/14334/cens-2023-kukesi.pdf |title=Population and Housing Census, Kukës 2023 |page=108 |access-date=8 November 2024 |publisher=[[Institute of Statistics (Albania)|INSTAT]]}}</ref>

== Etymology ==
Tropojë's old name was ''Trebopolje'' and is recorded in [[Serbian language|Serbian]] medieval charters<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Grković, Milica.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/60811159|title=Prva hrisovulja Manastira Dečani = The first charter of the Dečani Monastery|last2=Грковић, Милица.|date=2004|publisher=Centar za očuvanje nasleđa Kosova i Metohije|isbn=86-84431-02-2|location=Beograd|oclc=60811159}}</ref> and [[Defter|Ottoman registers]].<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Pulaha|first1=Selami|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25633315|title=Defteri i regjistrimit të Sanxhakut të Shkodrës i vitit 1485|last2=Instituti i Historisë (Akademia e Shkencave e RPS të Shqipërisë)|date=1974|publisher=Akademia e Shkencave e R.P. të Shqipërisë, Instituti i Historisë|location=Tiranë|language=sq|oclc=25633315}}</ref> The word itself comes from the old [[Old Church Slavonic|Slavic]] ''trebiti'', ‘to clean’, and ''polje'', ‘field’, i.e. ‘clean field’.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hydronymica Albanica — A Survey of River Names in Albania|url=http://www.elsie.de/pdf/articles/A1994HydronymicaAlbania_Revised2014.pdf|website=elsie.de|page=34|language=en}}</ref>

== History ==
The region was inhabited by [[Illyrians|Illyrian tribes]]. Archaeological evidence found in the area, such as castles or [[tumuli]], shows that the area has been populated since the ancient time.<ref>{{citation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_kcrAQAAIAAJ&q=tropoje+archaeology|title=Bulletin of the Institute of Archaeology|year=1991| volume=30-31| pages=11–14|publisher=University of London. Institute of Archaeology}}</ref> The region lies in the geographical span of the [[Dardanii|Dardani]] tribes.

== Geography ==
Tropojë Municipality is located on the bank of [[Valbona (river)|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)|Gashi River]], which has been inscribed on the [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site|World Heritage]] list as portion of the [[Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe]].<ref name="Ancient Primeval Beech Forests">{{cite web |publisher=[[United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation]] (UNESCO) |title=Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe |url=http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1133 |access-date=20 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912222952/http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1133 |archive-date=12 September 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> The area of the municipality is {{cvt|1057.3|km2}}.<ref name="PV">{{cite web |publisher=Porta Vendore |title=Pasaporta e Bashkisë Tropojë |url=https://portavendore.al/bashkia-tropoje/pasaporta-e-bashkise-tropoje/ |access-date=29 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929103630/https://portavendore.al/bashkia-tropoje/pasaporta-e-bashkise-tropoje/ |archive-date=29 September 2021 |language=sq |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="municipalitiy area">{{cite web |publisher=Albanian Association of Municipalities (AAM) |title=Bashkia Tropojë |url=https://aam.org.al/en/bashkia-tropoje/ |access-date=29 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929103936/https://aam.org.al/en/bashkia-tropoje/ |archive-date=29 September 2021 |language=sq |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 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 {{cvt|10.2|C}}.<ref name="Climate-data">{{cite web |publisher=Climate-Data |title=Climate: Tropojë |url=https://en.climate-data.org/europe/albania/tropoje/tropoje-469977/ |access-date=29 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929105820/https://en.climate-data.org/europe/albania/tropoje/tropoje-469977/ |archive-date=29 September 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>

{{Weather box
| width = auto
| location = Tropojë
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes

| Jan high C = 4.1
| Feb high C = 6.8
| Mar high C = 11.7
| Apr high C = 16.4
| May high C = 21.2
| Jun high C = 25.1
| Jul high C = 27.6
| Aug high C = 27.8
| Sep high C = 23.6
| Oct high C = 17.2
| Nov high C = 10.4
| Dec high C = 5.8

| Jan mean C = 0.9
| Feb mean C = 3.0
| Mar mean C = 7.2
| Apr mean C = 11.4
| May mean C = 15.8
| Jun mean C = 19.6
| Jul mean C = 21.7
| Aug mean C = 21.8
| Sep mean C = 17.9
| Oct mean C = 12.4
| Nov mean C = 6.9
| Dec mean C = 2.7

| Jan low C = -2.3
| Feb low C = -0.7
| Mar low C = 2.7
| Apr low C = 6.4
| May low C = 10.5
| Jun low C = 14.1
| Jul low C = 15.9
| Aug low C = 15.8
| Sep low C = 12.2
| Oct low C = 7.7
| Nov low C = 3.4
| Dec low C = -0.3

| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 115
| Feb precipitation mm = 103
| Mar precipitation mm = 98
| Apr precipitation mm = 99
| May precipitation mm = 92
| Jun precipitation mm = 66
| Jul precipitation mm = 55
| Aug precipitation mm = 58
| Sep precipitation mm = 88
| Oct precipitation mm = 112
| Nov precipitation mm = 143
| Dec precipitation mm = 137

|source =<ref name="Climate-data"/>
}}

== Notable people ==
* [[Albana Osmani]]
* [[Azem Hajdari]]
* [[Besnik Mustafaj]]
* [[Binak Alia]]
* [[Erjon Dollapi]]
* [[Fatime Sokoli]]
* [[Haxhi Zeka]]
* [[Taken_(film)|Marko Hoxha]]
* [[Mic Sokoli]]
* [[Sali Berisha]]
* [[Shpend Dragobia]]
* [[Skënder Gega]]
* [[Soni Malaj|Pjeter Progni]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Sister project links|voy=Tropojë|collapsible=collapsed}}
*[https://tropoje.gov.al/ tropoje.gov.al] – Official Website {{in lang|sq}}

{{Municipalities of Albania}}
{{Tropojë div}}
{{Kukës County}}
{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tropoje}}
[[Category:Tropojë| ]]
[[Category:Administrative units of Tropojë]]
[[Category:Albanian ethnographic regions]]
[[Category:Gegëri]]
[[Category:Municipalities in Kukës County]]
[[Category:Towns in Albania]]

Latest revision as of 18:28, 22 November 2024

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
Flag
Emblem
Tropojë is located in Albania
Tropojë
Tropojë
Coordinates: 42°24′N 20°10′E / 42.400°N 20.167°E / 42.400; 20.167
Country Albania
CountyKukës
Government
 • MayorRexhë Byberi (PS)
Area
 • Municipality1,057.3 km2 (408.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
 • Municipality
14,189
 • Municipality density13/km2 (35/sq mi)
 • Municipal unit
2,560
Demonym(s)Albanian: Tropojan (m), Tropojane (f)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code
8702-8703
Area Code(0)213
Websitetropoje.gov.al

Tropojë (Albanian: [tɾɔˈpɔjə]; Albanian 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 2023 census, there were 2,560 people residing in the municipal unit Tropojë and 14,189 in the municipality.[3]

Etymology

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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]

History

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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.[7] The region lies in the geographical span of the Dardani tribes.

Geography

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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

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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
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ "Population and Housing Census, Kukës 2023" (PDF). INSTAT. p. 108. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  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. ^ a b "Climate: Tropojë". Climate-Data. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
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