Fier
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Coordinates: 40 ° 44 ' N , 19 ° 33' E |
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| Basic data | |||
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| Qark : | Fier | ||
| Municipality : | Fier | ||
| Height : | 100 m above sea level A. | ||
| Residential place : | 55,845 (2011) | ||
| Bashkia residents : | 120,655 (2011) | ||
| Telephone code : | (+355) 34 | ||
| Postal code : | 9301-9305 | ||
| Politics and administration (as of 2019 ) | |||
| Mayor : | Armando Subashi ( PS ) | ||
| Website : | |||
| Culture and history | |||
| City foundation : | 1864 | ||
| City Festival : | 15th October | ||
 Aerial view of Fier (top right in the picture) on the Gjanica (2010) |
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Fier ( Albanian also Fieri ) is a city in central Albania . It has 55,845 inhabitants (as of 2011) and is one of the ten largest cities in the country. In Fier is the seat of the Qark of the same name .
The city, which is only around 200 years old, is an important location for Albanian industry and plays an important role in terms of transport technology: national traffic arteries in the form of railway lines and roads or highways intersect here. As the largest city in the agriculturally used Myzeqe plain - one of the most fertile areas of Albania - Fier is a transshipment point for a wide range of agricultural and livestock products and thus also plays an important role in the primary sector of Albania's economy .
geography
Fier is located in the Myzeqe Plain, the most important agricultural area in the country, around 16 kilometers from the Adriatic Sea and around 100 kilometers south of Tirana . The township ( Bashkia ) covers an area of 78 square kilometers. The largest expansion is 8.1 kilometers in the west-east direction and 10.7 kilometers in the north-south direction. 47.7% of the urban area is grassland, 5.4% water, 11.9% traffic area and 34.9% are built-up.
The city is located in the southern part of the Myzeqe plain and is crossed by the Gjanica river , which flows into the Seman , the confluence of the Devoll and Osum , on the northern outskirts . The foothills of the Mallakastra Hills begin south of Fier . The Fier region, like the entire plain, has always been affected by flood disasters. In the last few decades, however, a lot has been invested in flood protection so that the dangers have been minimized.
In 2015, Fier was merged with the other parishes in the north, south and west of the former Fier district. The new municipality has 120,655 inhabitants (as of 2011).
| Surname | Population (2011) |
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| Fier | 55,845 |
| Cakran | 11,722 |
| Dermenas | 7,788 |
| Frakull | 6,820 |
| Levan | 8,159 |
| Libofsha | 6,149 |
| Mbrostar | 7,460 |
| Portëz | 8,259 |
| Qënder Çlir | 4,207 |
| Topoja | 4,246 |
The region has a Mediterranean climate with dry, hot summers and rainy, mild winters and high sums of sunshine hours (winter rainy climate). The average amount of precipitation is around 90 millimeters in the months of September to April and increases up to around 100 mm. The annual amount of precipitation averages around 980–1000 millimeters. The long-term mean annual temperature (determined in the years 1961–1990) is 15.2 ° C according to data from the measuring station at the Instituti Meteorologjik i Shqipërisë (German Meteorological Institute of Albania). The mean value for 2004 was 16.4 ° C. With a deviation of +0.5 ° C, 2005 and 2006 were also above average warm. Fier has an average of 2800 hours of sunshine a year.
history
The city was founded in the 18th century as a market place by Aromanian shepherds. In 1769 it was still a village with 24 mud houses.
In 1864 the modern city was founded by Kahraman Pascha Vrioni and his son Omer Pascha Vrioni . To do this, they brought French urban planners and architects to Fier. The square and round outline of this plan can still be seen today. At the end of the 19th century, the stone arch bridge over the Gjanica was built and the city had four districts: Shkoza , Belik , Kisha and Pasha . In 1904 Edith Durham traveled to Fier and wrote in a report that surprisingly modern stone buildings were built in the city. In 1927 there were 1,450 inhabitants in the city, slightly more than half of them Muslim.
There were major demographic changes in the years that followed. By the end of the Second World War , many migrants from Labëria , Çamëria and Kosovo settled. The city also recorded newcomers from other Tuscan regions.
Petroleum has been produced in the region since the 1930s. The industrialization of Albania under the communists and the drainage of the Myzeqe plain after the Second World War made the place one of the most important cities in the country. Industry was established, such as a steam power station and a fertilizer factory. In 1989 the city had around 45,000 inhabitants.
Attractions
The historical museum in Fier shows finds from the region and replicas. In 2005 the new mosque opened in the city center, one of the largest in the country.
Twelve kilometers west of Fier are the ruins of the ancient city of Apollonia . The museum in Apollonia shows finds from the excavation. About 15 kilometers north on a hill near the village of Kolonja is the important Orthodox monastery Ardenica . 20 kilometers northwest is the 45 square kilometer Karavasta lagoon .
economy
In 2007 a new Qendra Tregtare Univers shopping center was built in the city , the largest in southern Albania.
Fier is located in the most important growing area in Albania. Products include olive oil, dairy and meat products, vegetables, bread, flour and various beverages.
45% of the employees work for private companies, the rest are employed by the state and state companies.
traffic
Fier is a nationally important transport hub. In 2020 a bypass road was opened that relieves the city of through traffic between central Albania and Vlora as well as southern Albania / Greece . Since then, the entire route from the capital Tirana via Durrës to Fier and on to Vlora has been completely accessible as a motorway ( national road SH4 and motorway A2 ). At Fier, the road to Gjirokastra branches off from this route , the main axis to the south of the country and to Greece.
The Albanian Railway has a separation station in Fier . The route coming from Durrës branches off here to Vlorë and the Ballsh oil center . Currently (2015), however, there are no more trains running on both rail lines.
politics
Armando Subashi has been the mayor of Fier (Albanian Kryetar bashkie ) since 2015 .
The city council (Albanian Këshilli bashkiak ) has 35 members.
Twin cities
Sports
The local soccer club KF Apolonia Fier regularly commutes between the highest leagueategoria Superiore and the second highest leagueategoria e parë . In the seasons 2012/13 and 2014/15 the league was not succeeded as bottom of the table or second from bottom.
Personalities
- Helena Kadare (* 1943 as Elena Gushi), writer, screenwriter and translator
- Vilson Ahmeti (* 1951), politician
- Fatmir Xhindi (1960-2009), politician
- Altin Volaj (* 1974), composer and music teacher
- Ermal Meta (* 1981), musician
- Rovena Stefa (* 1981), singer
- Sokol Kacani (* 1984), football player
- Paljon Zarka (* 1984), road cyclist
- Besa Kokëdhima (* 1986), singer
- Eleni Foureira (* 1987 as Entela Fureraj), singer
- Odise Roshi (* 1991), football player
- Keidi Bare (* 1997), soccer player
literature
- Klima e RP te Shqiperise: tabela, temperatura e ajrit, vol. 1 = Le climat de la Republique Populaire d'Albanie: tableaux, temp'erature de l'air, vol. 1st Tirane 1968
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Ines Nurja: Censusi i popullsisë dhe banesave / Population and Housing Census - Fier 2011 . Results Kryesore / Main Results. Ed .: INSTAT . Pjesa / Part 1. Adel Print, Tirana 2013 ( instat.gov.al [PDF; accessed April 14, 2019]).
- ↑ Teki Selenica: Shqipria më 1927 . L'Albanie en 1927. Shtypshkronja Tirana, Tirana 1928.
- ↑ a b Statistics. In: Bashkia Fier. Retrieved January 25, 2012 .
- ↑ Hapet Bypass-i i Fierit, Rama: Brenda qershorit hapet gara për 'Korridorin Blu', vepër gjigante (VIDEO). In: Shqiptarja.com. June 15, 2020, accessed July 4, 2020 (Albanian).
