Peshkopia
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Peshkopi Peshkopia |
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Coordinates: 41 ° 41 ′ N , 20 ° 26 ′ E |
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| Basic data | |||
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| Qark : | Dibra | ||
| Municipality : | Dibra | ||
| Height : | 650 m above sea level A. | ||
| Area : | 937.88 km² | ||
| Residential place : | 13,251 (2011) | ||
| Bashkia residents : | 78,940 (2011) | ||
| Population density (Bashkia): | 84 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Telephone code : | (+355) 218 | ||
| Postal code : | 8301 | ||
| Politics and administration (as of 2015 ) | |||
| Mayor : | Shukri Xhelili ( PS ) | ||
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| Local place name : | Peshkopëj / Peshkopëja | ||
 View of Peshkopia (2017) |
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Peshkopia ( Albanian also Peshkopi ) is a small city in eastern Albania . Peshkopia has 13,251 inhabitants (2011 census). According to the local administration, the number is significantly higher at almost 19,000 inhabitants (2014). As the largest town in the region, Peshkopia is also the capital of the Dibra municipality and the Dibra Qark . The city is located in a wide valley in the mountains, the so-called Dibra , on the Peshkopi stream , a tributary of the Black Drin , at 650 m above sea level. A. It is about 20 kilometers to the North Macedonian border.
local community
Peshkopia used to be an independent municipality ( Bashkia ) , which was merged with the other municipalities of the former Dibra County in the summer of 2015 . The new parish has an area of 761 square kilometers and 61,619 inhabitants.
Cityscape
As the administrative center of Eastern Albania, Peshkopia has quickly grown from a small village to a city. During the day the city is full of people doing their errands in the city's shops or offices or selling vegetables and fruit at the market. There is a small boulevard with trees on either side. To the left and right of this pedestrian-only street are the administration buildings, the cultural center and the former Albturist Hotel. On the slope above the street that leads down to the river, the district called Treg is located with a market and numerous older houses. The valley cut of the river divides the city into two parts: South of the river on a hill away from the center is the Dobrova district with numerous prefabricated buildings.
Attractions
The museum, the only attraction for tourists next to the Ottoman houses, a new large mosque, the lovely landscape and somewhat nearby national parks , has been closed for a long time.
The sulfur - Spa Llixhat , a few kilometers east of the center, however, also attracts visitors from distant areas. Hotels offer cures that usually last several weeks. However, individual baths by day guests and baths in freely accessible pools are also possible.
history
The warm, sulphurous springs were already known to the Romans . The name Peshkopia is derived from the Greek Episcopi ( bishop's seat), which indicates an early Christianization . In the Ottoman period, Peshkopia was a small market town, always in the shadow of the town of Dibra , which is now across the border in North Macedonia.
Sports
The local soccer club KS Korabi Peshkopi is currently playing in the category e parë .
The city has a large sports hall, the Pallati i Sportit Bashkim Lala .
Personalities
- Hajredin Çeliku (* 1927), politician
- Aziz Ndreu (1935-2000), Rhapsode
- Arben Spahiu (* 1966), violinist
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Ines Nurja: Censusi i popullsisë dhe banesave / Population and Housing Census - Dibër 2011 . Results Kryesore / Main Results. Ed .: INSTAT . Pjesa / Part 1. Adel Print, Tirana 2013 ( instat.gov.al [PDF; accessed April 14, 2019]).
- ↑ Popullsia e Qarkut Diber January 2014. (XLS) In: Këshilli i Qarkut Dibër. Retrieved December 3, 2015 (Albanian).