Burrel, Albania
| Burrel | |
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 Burrel
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| Coordinates: 41°36′30″N 20°00′40″E / 41.60833°N 20.01111°ECoordinates: 41°36′30″N 20°00′40″E / 41.60833°N 20.01111°E | |
| Country |
 Albania
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| County | Dibër |
| Municipality | Mat |
| Elevation | 316 m (1,037 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Administrative Unit | 10,862 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal Code | 8001 |
| Area Code | 0217 |
| Vehicle registration | MT |
| Website | http://bashkiaburrel.gov.al/ |
Burrel (Albanian: Burrel or Burreli; alternate forms Burrel, Mat) is a town in northern Albania, 91 km from Tirana. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision and the seat of the municipality Mat. It was the seat of the former District of Mat. The population at the 2011 census was 10,862.
The last archaeological researches has explored different trails which demonstarate the population of the area till al the paleolithic and after. The valley of Mati, has been populated during all the historic periods. The main inhabitant were the Illrian Tribe Pirustae. They resisted the Roman invasion until the second century BC.
Burrel is one of the largest districts in Albania. It is also known among Albanians as the "Land of Kings", as Gjon Kastrioti, the father of Gjergj Kastrioti, better known as Skanderbeg, was born there. He was a hereditary prince of a large district of Epirus that included Mat. Another famous native of Burrel was Ahmet Zogu, first King of the Albanians (born Ahmet Zogolli, later changed to Ahmet Zogu; October 8, 1895 – April 9, 1961), who reigned as King Zog I from 1928 to 1939. He had previously been a Prime Minister of Albania between 1922 and 1924 and President of Albania between 1925 and 1928.
Burrel was a miners' town during Communist Albania, but the mines closed, with the exception of a ferrochrome plant still operational near Burrel.
During the Kosovo conflict there was a refugee camp near Burrel for 2,000 people.
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