NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Krujë

Krujë (Albanian: Krujë or Kruja, Italian: Croia) is a capital city of the District of Krujë in Albania. Located at 41.52°N 19.80°E, with a population of about 20 000, Krujë is most known as the hometown of Albania's national hero, Skanderbeg. Castle of Skanderbeg (now a museum) in Krujë, Albania (taken from the German wikipedia) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Castle of Skanderbeg (now a museum) in Krujë, Albania (taken from the German wikipedia) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... In politics a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ... A city is an urban area, differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. ... Scanderbeg sculpture Gjergj Kastrioti (Italian: Giorgio Castriota) (1405–January 17, 1468), better known as Skanderbeg or Skenderbej, was an Albanian leader who resisted the expanding Ottoman Empire for 25 years and is today considered a national hero of Albania. ...

The city's name comes from the Albanian word for spring, krua. A spring is a place where an underground stream flows out of the ground. ...

Krujë is also a tourist attraction. Some of the biggest points of interest include the restored castle and citadel, the Skanderbeg museum located inside his castle, and the old restored bazaar. The Alcázar of Segovia, Spain A castle (from the Latin castellum, diminutive of castra, a military camp, in turn the plural of castrum or watchpost), is a fort, a camp and the logical development of a fortified enclosure. ... This article is about a type of fortification. ... A museum is typically a non-profit, permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of study, education enjoyment, the tangible and intangible evidence of people and their environment. ... A bazaar is a market, often covered, typically found in areas of Muslim culture. ...