Krraba

Krrabë
Krraba
( Designation in an indefinite and definite form )

41.216111111111 19.970555555556 410Coordinates: 41 ° 13 ' N , 19 ° 58' E

Basic data

Qark :

Tirana

Municipality :

Tirana

Height :

410 m above sea level A.

Residents :

2343 (2011)

Postal code :

1049

Politics and administration

Structure :

3 localities

View in east direction to Krraba (center) and Skuterra (below the mountain range)

Krraba ( Albanian also Krrabë and Kërraba or Kërrabë ) is a village in Qark Tirana in central Albania . The place in the municipality of Tirana is about 20 kilometers south of Tirana .

Until 2015, Krraba was an independent municipality ( komuna ) . In 2011 it had 2343 inhabitants. The neighboring villages Mushqeta and Skuterra also belonged to the community .

Krraba is located in the Kodrat e Krrabës hills named after her, south of the capital Tirana, on a mountain slope between 360 and 460 m above sea level. A. The 1091 m above sea level rises above the village . A. high Mali i Kalasë , part of the peripheral mountain range that runs parallel to the Albanian coast. A left tributary of the ore flows near the village .

Krraba grew up as a miners' settlement. Lignite , which has little energetic value, was mined around the place . Mining began on a modest scale around 1935, after which it was pushed under the Communists when around 800 workers were employed in the mines. Together with Valias northwest of Tirana, the second deposit in the Tirana Basin, Krraba formed the most important coal-producing region in Albania. Production fell sharply in the 1990s and was completely discontinued in 2000 at the latest.

The SH3 national road , which connects Tirana with Elbasan via the Krraba Pass , runs through Mushqeta, which is separated from the town of Krraba by a deep gorge . In 2013, the Krraba tunnel was also opened as part of the A3 , which will shorten the travel time between Tirana and Elbasan. Its north portal is located southwest of the village of Krraba.

Individual evidence

↑ Ines Nurja: Censusi i popullsisë dhe banesave / Population and Housing Census - Tiranë 2011 . Results Kryesore / Main Results. Ed .: INSTAT . Pjesa / Part 1. Adel Print, Tirana 2013 ( instat.gov.al [PDF; accessed April 14, 2019]).
↑ ^a ^b Krrabë Coal Mine. In: Industrial Heritage Database. Albanian Heritage Foundation, April 26, 2011, archived from the original on February 21, 2013 ; accessed on October 31, 2012 (English).
↑ Albturist (ed.): Tourist guide through Albania . Naim Frashëri, Tirana (ca.1970).
↑ New Albania (Ed.): Albania. General Notes . 8 Nëntori, Tirana (approx. 1985).
↑ Arqile Bërxholi, Perikli Qiriazi: Albania. Geographical overview . 8 Nëntori, Tirana 1987.
^ Albania Coal Production by Year. In: Index Mundi. Retrieved October 31, 2012 .
↑ Eurasian Coal Portal - Coal Market in Albania. Archived from the original on March 17, 2012 ; accessed on October 31, 2012 (English).

[instattr2011-1] Ines Nurja: Censusi i popullsisë dhe banesave / Population and Housing Census - Tiranë 2011 . Results Kryesore / Main Results. Ed .: INSTAT . Pjesa / Part 1. Adel Print, Tirana 2013 ( instat.gov.al [PDF; accessed April 14, 2019]).

[ahf-2] Krrabë Coal Mine. In: Industrial Heritage Database. Albanian Heritage Foundation, April 26, 2011, archived from the original on February 21, 2013 ; accessed on October 31, 2012 (English).

[3] Albturist (ed.): Tourist guide through Albania . Naim Frashëri, Tirana (ca.1970).

[4] New Albania (Ed.): Albania. General Notes . 8 Nëntori, Tirana (approx. 1985).

[5] Arqile Bërxholi, Perikli Qiriazi: Albania. Geographical overview . 8 Nëntori, Tirana 1987.

[6] Albania Coal Production by Year. In: Index Mundi. Retrieved October 31, 2012 .

[7] Eurasian Coal Portal - Coal Market in Albania. Archived from the original on March 17, 2012 ; accessed on October 31, 2012 (English).