Krutje
Appearance
Krutje | |
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Coordinates:40°52′N19°41′E/ 40.867°N 19.683°E | |
Country | ![]() |
County | Fier |
Municipality | Lushnjë |
Population (2011) | |
• Municipal unit | 7,564 |
Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
Krutjeis a former municipality in theFier County,westernAlbania.At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipalityLushnjë.[1]The population at the 2011 census was 7,564.[2]It is especially famous in Albania as the site of the first collective communist farm, the famous cooperatives. The municipality was especially prosperous during communism with its ownvolleyballteam that used to win national championships and represent Albania in the world. It had its own bookshop and a big cinema. The big high school with more than 400 students and a big greenhouse are today in service, but less prominent and challenged by other developments in neighboring municipalities.
References
[edit]- ^"Law nr. 115/2014"(PDF)(in Albanian). p. 6370.Retrieved25 February2022.
- ^2011 census resultsArchived2016-03-04 at theWayback Machine