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Fier

This article is about the city in Albania. For other uses, see Fier (disambiguation).
Fier
Municipality
Top to bottom, left to right: Centre of Fier, Gold Market Shopping centre, Archaeological Museum of Apolonia, Shën Gjergj Cathedral and Mosque of Fier, University of Fier, Apartment buildings in Fier, Fountain in Fier
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Fier is located in Albania
Fier
Fier
Coordinates: 40°43′30″N 19°33′26″E / 40.72500°N 19.55722°E / 40.72500; 19.55722
Country Albania
CountyFier
Incorporated1869
Government
 • MayorArmando Subashi (PS)
Area
 • Municipality628.8 km2 (242.8 sq mi)
 • Municipal unit6.96 km2 (2.69 sq mi)
Elevation
44 m (144 ft)
Population
 (2023[1])
 • Municipality
101,963
 • Municipality density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
 • Municipal unit
52,926
 • Municipal unit density7,600/km2 (20,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Albanian: Fierak (m), Fierake (f)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code
9301-9305
Area Code034
Websitebashkiafier.gov.al

Fier (pronounced [fiˈɛɾ]; Albanian definite form: Fieri) is the seventh most populous city of the Republic of Albania and seat of Fier County and Fier Municipality. It is situated on the bank of Gjanica River in the Myzeqe Plain between the Seman in the north, the Vjosë in the south and the foothills of the Mallakastra Mountains in the southeast. Fier experiences a seasonal Mediterranean climate affected by its proximity to the Adriatic Sea in the west.

Fier was founded in the 19th century by the Vrioni family and officially in 1864 by Omer Pasha Vrioni II, the father of Kahreman Pasha Vrioni (1889-1955).[2][3] It is 11 km (7 mi) from the ruins of the ancient settlement of Apollonia which was founded in 588 BCE by Ancient Greek colonists from Corfu and Corinth,[4] on a site occupied by Illyrian tribes.[5][6]

Fier is an important terminus in southwestern Albania and is served by the A2 motorway and SH 4 highway, forming a north–south corridor in Albania and part of the Adriatic–Ionian motorway.

  1. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Institute of Statistics Albania.
  2. ^ Robert Elsie (December 24, 2012), A Biographical Dictionary of Albanian History, I. B. Tauris, p. 478, ISBN 978-1780764313
  3. ^ Elsie, Robert (2010). Historical Dictionary of Albania. Scarecrow Press. p. 135. ISBN 9780810861886. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  4. ^ Wilkes, John J. (1995). The Illyrians. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing. pp. 96–98. ISBN 0-631-19807-5.
  5. ^ Hammond, Nicholas Geoffrey Lemprière (1976). Migrations and Invasions in Greece and Adjacent Areas. Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press. p. 426. ISBN 0-8155-5047-2.
  6. ^ Larson, Jennifer Lynn (2001). Greek Nymphs: Myth, Cult, Lore. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. p. 162. ISBN 0-19-514465-1.

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