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Population | 11721 |
Krujë (definite Albanian form: Kruja; see also the etymology section) 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 from 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. Later it was the capital of the Kingdom of Albania, while 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 his death in 1468.
The Ottomans took control of the town after the fourth siege in 1478, and incorporated it in their territories.
District of Zvolen | |
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State | Region of Banská Bystrica |
Country | Slovakia |
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Population | 0 |
Zvolen passenger railway station (Slovak: Zvolen osobná stanica, abbreviated Zvolen os.st.; Hungary: Zólyom-személyi pályaudvar; Czech: Zvolen osobní nádraží; Polish: Główna stacja kolejowa w Zwoleniu) is the main passenger station serving the city of Zvolen, Zvolen District, located in Banská Bystrica Region, central Slovakia
and an important railway junction in Slovakia.
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