Krujë is a town and a municipality in north-central Albania. Located between Mount Krujë and the Ishëm River, the city is only 20 km north of the capital of Albania, Tirana. Krujë was inhabited by the ancient Illyrian tribe of the Albani. In 1190 Krujë became the capital of the first Albanian state in the middle ages, the Principality of Arbër.In the early 15th century, Krujë was conquered by the Ottoman Empire but then recaptured in 1443 by Skanderbeg, leader of the League of Lezhë, who successfully defended it against three Ottoman sieges until he died in 1468. The Ottomans took control of the town after the fourth siege in 1478 and incorporated it into their territories. A 1906 local revolt against the Ottoman Empire was followed by the 1912 Declaration of Independence of Albania. In the mid-1910s, Krujë was one of the battlefields of the conflict between the short-lived Republic of Central Albania, founded by Essad Toptani, and the Principality of Albania. During World War II, it was the center of the activities of resistance leader Abaz Kupi. The museums of Krujë include the Skanderbeg Museum, located in the environs of the Krujë Castle, and the national ethnographic museum.
Activitites that can be done in Kruja:
Visit the Skanderbeg Museum in the City, Visit at the Old Bazar, Hiking,Agroturism visits, etc.
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