The District of Krujë (Albanian: Rrethi i Krujës) is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania. It has a population of 64,000 (2004 estimate), and an area of 372 km2. It is in the centre of the country, and its capital is Krujë. Other places in this district include Fushë-Krujë, Mamurras, and Milot. Albanian or Gjuha shqipe is a language spoken by more than six million inhabitants of the western Balkan peninsula (Albania, Serbia and Montenegro, Macedonia, Greece) in south_eastern Europe (Albanians) and by a small number of people in Calabria, southern Italy. ... Albania is divided into 36 districts, or rrethe. ...
Krujë (Albanian: Krujë or Kruja, Italian: Croia, Turkish: Akçahisar) is a capital city of the District of Krujë in Albania.
Krujë is best known as the hometown of Albania's national hero, Skanderbeg, from where the Ottomans were successfully resisted for nearly 35 years until 1478.
He was born in Krujë, Albania; his father was an Albanian nobleman, Gjon Kastrioti, lord of Middle Albania, and his mother was Vojsava.