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79-773: Barleti was born and raised in Scutari (modern Shkodra, Albania ), then part of the Republic of Venice . Although there is no debate whether Barleti was a native Shkodran or an Albanian in a geographical sense, and although there is indirect evidence that he considered his mother tongue to be Albanian, alternatively to an Albanian ethnic origin (supported by Zeno , Fallmerayer , Jireček ), some scholars have hypothesized an Italian ( DuCange , Iorga ), or Dalmatian ( Giovio , Czwittinger , Fabricius ) ethnic origin. In his works Barleti repeatedly calls himself Shkodran ( Latin : Scodrensis ), and then equates being Shkodran with being Epirote,

158-630: A "father of boys", professor of Ragusa, Brescia, and Padua, neither of which applies to Barletius. Barleti's third work is titled, A Brief History of Lives of Popes and Emperors ( Latin : Compendium vitarum pontificum et imperatorum , Venice, 1555). Barletius' work has inspired chroniclers like Giammaria Biemmi and Theodore Spandounes . It is still popular among romanticist and nationalist historians. Modern historical research on Skenderbeg relies more on archival records than on Barletius. Barleti invented spurious correspondence between Vladislav II of Wallachia and Skanderbeg , wrongly assigning it to

237-467: A distinctive dialect of northwestern Gheg Albanian that differs from other Albanian dialects . Shkodër has also a long tradition in the development of the urban music of Albania, marked by a characteristic use of instrumentation and a style of composition. Rozafa Castle has played an instrumental role in Shkodër's history as the residence of Illyrian monarchs and a military stronghold. Located in

316-459: A literary creation wholly worthy of the expression 'monumental work,' it would be hard to find a better example than The Siege of Shkodra ." An early version of the final work was found in 2018 and published in 2022. Barleti's second and largest work was The history of the life and deeds of Scanderbeg, the Prince of Epirus , ( Latin : Historia de vita et gestis Scanderbegi Epirotarvm principis )

395-463: A single carriageway down to Milot and contains some uncontrolled and dangerous entry and exit points. The SH5 starts from Shkodër to Morinë. Shkodër is the fourth-most-populous city and fifth-most-populous municipality in Albania. As of the 2011 census , the municipal unit of Shkodër had an estimated population of 77,075 of whom 37,630 were men and 39,445 women. The population of the municipality

474-535: A term used by early Albanian language authors as an equivalent form of the ethnonym "Albanian" . In an early version of the Siege of Shkodra which was found in 2018 and published in 2022, Barleti recalls that the local language which in another part he equates with Albanian is the language of his ancestors ( attavorum nostrum ). This is an indirect reference to Albanian being Barleti's mother tongue. According to linguist Eqrem Çabej , Barleti's surname can be derived from

553-589: A well defined territory of the Shkodra region, which was referred in historical sources to as 'the tribe of the Labeatae ' in later times. The favorable conditions on the fertile plain , around the lake , have brought people here in early antiquity. Artefacts and inscriptions, discovered in the Rozafa Castle , are assumed to be the earliest examples of symbolic behaviour in humans in the city. Although, it

632-535: Is twinned with: The main activities of the processing industry in Shkodra were the processing of tobacco and manufacture of cigarettes, production of preserved foods, sugar-based foods, soft and alcoholic drinks, and pasta, bread, rice and vegetable oil. The main activities of the textile industry were focused on garments and silk products. The city also had a wood-processing and paper-production plant. The most important mechanical engineering industries concerned wire manufacturing, elevator manufacturing, bus assembly and

711-751: Is about 1,500 mm (59.1 in), which makes the area one of the wettest in Europe . Shkodër is a municipality governed by a mayor–council system with the mayor of Shkodër and the members of Shkodër Municipal Council responsible for the administration of Shkodër Municipality. The municipality is encompassed in Shkodër County within the Northern Region of Albania and consists of the administrative units of Ana e Malit , Bërdicë , Dajç , Guri i Zi , Postribë , Pult , Rrethinat , Shalë , Shosh , Velipojë and Shkodër as its seat. Shkodër

790-428: Is also testified by artifacts. The Copper and Early Bronze Ages constitute an important watershed for the social evolution on the territories of the eastern Adriatic coast, including Shkodër, with the formation of new cultures and the beginning of new complex historical, ethnogenetic and cultural processes. This period represents for Shkodër the first step of a process of occupation and development. The inhabitants of

869-811: Is considered an Albanian cultural treasure, vital to the formation of Albanian national self-consciousness. A traduction of this work of Barleti is in slavonic , in the Cetinje chronicle . A note at the end of this manuscript says, according to Martinovic (1962) that the author of the text is "Marin from Shkodër of Slavic origin". Paolo Giovio was the first historian to confound Barletius with another contemporary Marinus Scodrensis , Marino Becichemi (1468-1526), professor of rhetorics and author of commentaries on classic literature. The confusion has been elucidated by Thomas Reinesius and Apostolo Zeno . While Barletius in his works calls himself "sacerdotis Scodrensis" (priest of Scodra), Becichemi professes himself married and

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948-601: Is situated on a naturally protected hill and every attempted assault resulted in considerable casualties for the attackers. A truce became an option for both parties. On January 25 an agreement between the Venetians and the Ottoman Empire ended the siege, permitting the citizens to leave unharmed, and the Ottomans to take over the deserted city. After Ottoman domination was secure, much of the population fled. Around

1027-583: Is the fifth-most-populous city of the Republic of Albania and the seat of Shkodër County and Shkodër Municipality. Shkodra has been continuously inhabited since the Early Bronze Age ( c. 2250–2000 BCE), and has roughly 2,200 years of recorded history . The city sprawls across the Plain of Mbishkodra between the southern part of Lake Shkodër and the foothills of the Albanian Alps on

1106-571: Is to be explained probably because Latin was the predominant language of the Adriatic coastal areas, naturally exercising a significant pressure and influencing the linguistic forms of the local toponyms in Albanian. Similar cases of this process can be seen in the old Albanian toponym Trieshtë , which evolved regularly through Albanian phonetic changes from Trieste , but which was recently replaced in Albanian under strong pressure from Italian into

1185-631: The Adriatic and with the Italian ports, but also with land-routes to the other important Ottoman centre, namely Prizren . The city was an important meeting place of diverse cultures from other parts of the Empire, as well as influences coming westwards, by Italian merchants. It was a centre of Islam in the region, producing many ulama , poets and administrators, particularly from the Bushati family. In

1264-630: The Albanians . The architecture of Shkodër is particularly dominated by mosques and churches reflecting the city's high degree of religious diversity and tolerance. Shkodër was home to many influential personalities , who among others, helped to shape the Albanian Renaissance . The city was first attested in classical sources as the capital of the Illyrian kingdom with the name Skodra ( Ancient Greek : Σκόδρα; genitive Σκοδρινῶν "of

1343-621: The Bruti family . From this point onwards began Beçikemi academic career. Between 1492 and 1496 he taught at the grammar school of the Republic of Ragusa . His commentary on classical Latin authors Castigationes et observationes in Virgilium , Ovidium , Ciceronem , Servium et Priscianum was published during this time, in 1495, and was dedicated to the Ragusan Senate. In Ragusa he befriended humanist and poet Ivan Gučetić (1451–1502). He

1422-550: The Kingdom of Montenegro . The Ottoman forces led by Hasan Riza Pasha and Esad Pasha had resisted for seven months the siege of the town by Montenegrin forces and their Serbian allies. Esad (Hasan had previously been mysteriously killed by Essad Toptani in an ambush inside the town) finally surrendered to Montenegro in April 1913, after Montenegro suffered a high death toll with more than 10,000 casualties. Edith Durham also notes

1501-505: The London Conference of Ambassadors. During World War I , Montenegrin forces again occupied Shkodër on 27 June 1915. In January 1916, Shkodër was taken over by Austria-Hungary and was the centre of the zone of their occupation. When the war ended on 11 November 1918, French forces occupied Shkodër as well as other regions with sizable Albanian populations. After World War I, the international military administration of Albania

1580-757: The Venetian possessions in Albania. He was probably born in 1468. Many of the biographical details about his family come from several orations and letters he wrote including a panegyric which he wrote in 1503 and directed to the Venetian senate as a laudation for the resettlement of 2,000 Albanian refugees from Shkodra in Italy after the fall of the city to the Ottomans. His grandfather Pietro was, together with Stefano Ionina, an Albanian ambassador serving in Venice. His grandfather and his brother's grandfather had died in

1659-508: The siege of Shkodra in 1478–79. In 1477, he had been sent to nearby Dulcigno just before the beginning of the siege. In total, 26 members out of 30 of his family died in the siege of Shkodra – including his father. Beçikemi, who was eleven at the time, was sent to Brescia to study. The events of the siege of Shkodra were of great significance to Beçikemi who often recalled them and referred to his community even many years after they had settled in Italy as noi miseri profughi albanesi ("we,

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1738-569: The 17th century, the city began to prosper as the centre of the Sanjak of Scutari ( sanjak was an Ottoman administrative unit smaller than a vilayet ). It became the economic centre of northern Albania, its craftsmen producing fabric, silk, arms and silver artifacts. Construction included two-storey stone houses, the souk , and the Central or Middle Bridge ( Ura e Mesit ) over the Kir river, built during

1817-514: The 1880s estimated the population of Shkodër as numbering 37,000 inhabitants that consisted of three quarters being Muslims and the rest Christians made up of mostly Catholics and a few hundred Orthodox. In 1900, Shkodër vilayet was split into Shkodër and Durrës sanjaks. Shkodër played an important role during the League of Prizren , the Albanian liberation movement. The people of Shkodër participated in battles to protect Albanian land. The branch of

1896-447: The 18th century Shkodër became the centre of the ( pashaluk ) of Shkodër, under the rule of the Bushati family, which ruled from 1757 to 1831. Shkodër's importance as a trade centre in the second half of the 19th century was owed to the fact that it was the centre of the vilayet of Shkodër , and an important trading centre for the entire Balkan peninsula. It had over 3,500 shops, and clothing, leather, tobacco and gunpowder were some of

1975-498: The 19th century. Following the rebellion of Mustafa Pasha Bushatlliu Shkodër was sieged by the Ottomans for more than six months who finally managed to break the Albanian resistance on 10 November 1831. In 1833 around 4,000 Albanian rebels seized the town again holding off the Ottoman forces between April and December and even sending a delegation to Istanbul until the Ottoman government finally gave in to their terms giving an end to

2054-597: The Adriatic . Shkodër is trapped on three sides by Kir in the east, Drin in the south and Buna in the west. Rising from the Lake of Shkodër, Buna flows into the Adriatic Sea, forming the border with Montenegro . The river joins the Drin for approximately 2 km (1.2 mi) southwest of the city. In the east, Shkodër is bordered by Kir, which originates from the north flowing also into the Drin, that surrounds Shkodër in

2133-558: The Balkans in ancient times. It has historically developed on a 130 m (430 ft) hill strategically located in the outflow of Lake Shkodër into the Buna. The Romans annexed the city after the third Illyrian War in 168 BCE, when the Illyrian king Gentius was defeated by the Roman force of Anicius Gallus . In the 3rd century CE, Shkodër became the capital of Praevalitana , due to

2212-634: The Byzantines by 1042. Stefan Vojislav set up Shkodër, as his capital. Constantine Bodin accepted the crusaders of the Crusade of 1101 in Shkodër. After the dynastic struggles in the 12th century, Shkodër became an integral part of the Serbian Nemanjić Zeta province. In 1214 the city was briefly annexed to Despotate of Epirus under Michael I Komnenos Doukas . In 1330, Stefan Dečanski , King of Serbia, appointed his son Stefan Dušan as

2291-631: The Drini Plant. According to the World Bank, Shkodër has had significant steps of improving the economy in recent years. In 2016, Shkodër ranked 8 among 22 cities in southeastern Europe. As the largest city in northern Albania , the city is the main road connection between the Albanian capital, Tirana and Montenegrin capital Podgorica . The SH1 leads to the Albanian–Montenegrin border at Han i Hotit border crossing. From Tirana at

2370-536: The Kamza Bypass northward, it passes through Fushë-Kruja , Milot, Lezha , Shkodra and Koplik. The road segment between Hani i Hotit at the Montenegrin border and Shkodra was completed in 2013 as a single carriageway standard. Shkodër Bypass started after the 2010 Albania floods. It was planned to incorporate a defensive dam against Shkodër Lake but works were abandoned a few years later. The road continues as

2449-622: The League of Prizren for Shkodër, which had its own armed unit, fought for the protection of Plav , Gusinje , Hoti and Gruda , and the war for the protection of Ulcinj. The Bushati Library, built during the 1840s, served as a centre for the League of Prizren's branch for Shkodër. Many books were collected in libraries of Catholic missionaries working in Shkodër. Literary, cultural and sports associations were formed, such as Bashkimi ("The Union") and Agimi ("The Dawn") . The first Albanian newspapers and publications printed in Albania came out of

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2528-581: The Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shkodër-Pult (Scutari-Pulati) in Shkodër Cathedral , with the current seat of the prelacy. Shkodër is referred to as the capital and cultural cradle of northern Albania , also known as Gegëria , for having been the birthplace and home of notable individuals , who among others contributed to the Albanian Renaissance . Most of the inhabitants of Shkodër speak

2607-576: The Skodrians", appearing on 2nd c. BCE coins) and Scodra ( Latin form). Although the ultimate origin of the toponym Σκόδρα Scodra is uncertain, the name is certainly pre- Roman . A Paleo-Balkan origin has been suggested, relating it to the Albanian : kodër ( definite form: kodra ) 'hill', and Romanian : codru '(wooded) mountain, forest', with the same root as the ancient toponym Codrio/Kodrion . The further development of

2686-543: The administrative reform of the Roman Emperor Diocletian . With the spread of Christianity in the 4th century CE, the Archdiocese of Scodra was founded and was assumed in 535 by Byzantine Emperor Justinian I . Shkodër is regarded as the traditional capital of northern Albania , also referred to as Gegëria , and is noted for its arts, culture, religious diversity, and turbulent history among

2765-644: The banks of the Buna , Drin and Kir rivers. Due to its proximity to the Adriatic Sea , Shkodër is affected by a seasonal Mediterranean climate with continental influences. An urban settlement called Skodra was founded by the Illyrian tribe of Labeatae in the 4th century BCE. It became the capital of the Illyrian kingdom under the Ardiaei and Labeatae and was one of the most important cities of

2844-482: The castle museum). Nevertheless, the city resisted. Mehmed left the field and had his commanders continue the siege. By the winter the Ottomans had captured one after the other all adjacent castles: Lezhë , Drisht and Žabljak Crnojevića . This, together with famine and constant bombardment lowered the morale of defenders. On the other hand, the Ottomans were already frustrated by the stubborn resistance. The castle

2923-638: The city was captured by the Romans and became an important trade and military route. The Romans colonized the town. Scodra remained in the province of Illyricum and, later, Dalmatia . By it 395 CE, it was part of the Diocese of Dacia , within Praevalitana . After the split of the Roman Empire, Shkodra was taken by the Byzantines. In the early 11th century, Jovan Vladimir ruled Duklja amidst

3002-497: The cruelties suffered at the hand of Montenegrins in the wake of October 1913: "Thousands of refugees arriving from Djakovo and neighbourhood. Victims of Montenegro. My position was indescribably painful, for I had no funds left, and women came to me crying: 'If you will not feed my child, throw it in the river. I cannot see it starve.'" Montenegro was compelled to leave the city to the new country of Albania in May 1913, in accordance with

3081-476: The current name Trieste ; and the old Albanian toponym Gjenòvë , which evolved regularly through Albanian phonetic changes form Genova , also featuring the characteristic Albanian accent rule. Nevertheless, the Albanian toponym Shkodër certainly predates the end of the ancient Roman period. In modern times, the term was adapted to Italian as Scodra ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈskɔːdra] ) and Scutari ( [ˈskuːtari] ); in this form it

3160-582: The defense of Drisht against Stefan Balšić (1429) His father, Marino, was a secretary of the Republic of Venice at the Ottoman court for about thirty years. The only information about his mother comes from Apostolo Zeno who writes that she was Bianca Pagnano, daughter of Guglielmo Pagnano who hailed from a Milanese merchant family active in Venetian Dalmatia. Beçikemi's father, his brothers, his uncle Stefan and many other relatives fought in

3239-403: The early 1990s, Shkodër was once again a major centre, this time of the democratic movement that finally brought to an end the communist regime established by Enver Hoxha . In the later 2000s (decade), the city experiences a rebirth as main streets are being paved, buildings painted and streets renamed. In December 2010, Shkodër and the surrounding region was hit by probably the worst flooding in

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3318-421: The end of the next century there were more than 200 Muslim ones compared to the 27 Christian ones, respectively. Military manoeuvres in 1478 by the Ottomans meant that the city was again entirely surrounded by Ottoman forces. Mehmed II personally laid the siege . About ten heavy cannons were cast on site. Balls as heavy as 380 kg (838 lb) were fired on the citadel (such balls are still on display on

3397-400: The fact that */sk-/ consonant clusters are usually morphed into a */h-/ , and not */ʃk-/ , and o is morphed into a , not preserved. However, the phonetic changes sk > h and o > a occurred at an early stage of Proto-Albanian, because they regularly do not involve early Greek and Latin loanwords. Contacts of Albanian with Greek date back as early as the 7th century BCE since

3476-533: The first siege in 1474 and the second in 1478 . When Shkodra finally fell to the Ottomans in 1479, Barleti escaped to Italy where he would become a scholar of history, classical literature and the Latin language. Soon after Barleti arrived in Venice, he was given a stall at the Rialto meat market as a temporary means of financial aid. In 1494 became a priest after his theological studies in Venice and Padova, and soon

3555-583: The foundation of the Greek colonies on the Adriatic coast of Albania, hence those phonetic changes in Proto-Albanian certainly predate the foundation of Skodra (4th century BCE) and the usage of its name. On the other hand, the o in Shkodër would postdate first contacts with Latin, because in the earliest Latin loanwords in Albanian the ŏ is rendered as u . The preservation of ŏ in the Albanian form

3634-624: The governor of Zeta with its seat in Shkodër. In the same year Dušan and his father entered the conflict which resulted with campaign of Dečanski who destroyed Dušan's court on Drin River near Shkodër in January 1331. In April 1331, they made a truce, but in August 1331 Dušan went from Shkodër to Nerodimlje and overthrew his father. During the disintegration of the Serbian Empire , Shkodër

3713-707: The house of Oso Kuka . The expanded Marubi National Museum of Photography located on the Kolë Idromeno Street displays an extensive visual collection of Albanian social, cultural and political life beginning from 1850 on its galleries. Shkodër's architecture and urban development are historically and culturally significant for northern Albania. It was and is inhabited by many people of different cultures and religions with many of them leaving mark of their cultural heritage. The Ebu Beker Mosque , Fatih Sultan Mehmet Mosque , Franciscan Church , Lead Mosque , Nativity Cathedral and St. Stephen's Cathedral are

3792-690: The intensively settled Shkodër basin produced pottery, practiced agriculture, and manufactured metal tools. Shkodra's Early Bronze Age culture bears many similarities with the culture of the Eastern Adriatic coast and its hinterland, like the Cetina culture , and it also has connections with the Early Bronze Age culture of Maliq in southeastern Albania. During the developed Early Bronze Age the new practice of tumulus burials appears, which may be associated to Indo-European migrations from

3871-545: The lake is the largest lake in Southern Europe and an important habitat for various animal and plant species. Further, the Albanian section has been designated as a nature reserve . In 1996, it also has been recognised as a wetland of international importance by designation under the Ramsar Convention . Buna connects the lake with the Adriatic Sea, while the Drin provides a link with Lake Ohrid in

3950-589: The last 100 years. In 2011, a new swing bridge over the Buna was constructed, thus replacing the old bridge nearby. Shkodër extends strategically on the Mbishkodra Plain between the Lake of Shkodër and the foothills of the Albanian Alps , which forms the southern continuation of the Dinaric Alps . The northeast of the city is dominated by Mount Maranaj standing at 1,576 m (5,171 ft) above

4029-457: The major products of Shkodër. A special administration was established to handle trade, a trade court, and a directorate of postage services with other countries. Other countries had opened consulates in Shkodër ever since 1718. Obot and Ulcinj served as ports for Shkodër, and, later on, Shëngjin ( San Giovanni di Medua ). The Jesuit seminary and the Franciscan committee were opened in

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4108-519: The majority of votes for the Constitutional Assembly, and on 31 May 1924, the democratic forces took over the town and from Shkodër headed to Tirana. From 1924 to 1939, Shkodër had a slow industrial development, small factories that produced food, textile and cement were opened. From 43 of such in 1924, the number rose to 70 in 1938. In 1924, Shkodër had 20,000 inhabitants, the number grew to 29,000 in 1938. During September 1928, Albania

4187-682: The majority there. After the Black Death killed most of the inhabitants Albanians and Slavs formed the majority in the city. Venetians built the St. Stephen's Church (later converted into the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Mosque by the Ottomans) and the Rozafa Castle . In 1478-79 Mehmed the conqueror laid siege on Shkodër. In 1479 the city fell to the Ottomans and the defenders of the citadel emigrated to Venice, while many Albanians from

4266-404: The miserable Albanian refugees") and called himself infelice profugo (an unhappy refugee). In Brescia, Beçikemi studied Latin and Ancient Greek . In 1484, at only 17 years of age, he held a speech in the city in honour of mayor Marco Antonio Morosini . At that time, he returned to Dulcigno where he married Caterina, the daughter of the local nobleman Pasquale Dabri whose mother belonged to

4345-406: The most eminent religious buildings of Shkodër. Other major monuments include the Drisht Castle , Mesi Bridge and ruins of Shurdhah Island . The Vllaznia club is a professional Albanian football team dedicated to Shkoder. It is one of the most well-known teams in Albania. Marino Becichemi Marino Becichemo or Marin Beçikemi (c. 1468 – 1526) was an Albanian scholar and orator who

4424-469: The name has been a subject of discussion in Albanian historical linguistics. Some linguists treat the development from Illyrian Σκόδρα Skodra to Albanian Shkodra/Shkodër as evidence of regular development within the Albanian language. Others have argued that Albanian Shkodra/Shkodër fails to display certain known phonological changes that would have to have happened if the name had been continually in use in Proto-Albanian since pre-Roman times, based on

4503-404: The original form Bardheci , from Albanian bardhë meaning 'white', with the suffix - eci , through the typical fluctuation between [ł] <ll> and ð <dh> that occurs in the dialect of North Geg Albanian , spoken around Shkodra, hence producing the form Barl(l)eci . In 1474, the Ottoman Empire besieged Shkodra and Barleti participated in the successful defense of the town, both in

4582-428: The printing press of Shkodër. The Marubi family of photographers began working in Shkodër, which left behind over 150,000 negatives from the period of the Albanian liberation movement, the rise of the Albanian flag in Vlorë , and life in Albanian towns during the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. During the Balkan Wars , Shkodër went from one occupation to another, when the Ottomans were defeated by

4661-509: The rebellion. Before 1867 Shkodër (İşkodra) was a sanjak of Rumelia Eyalet in Ottoman Empire . In 1867, Shkodër sanjak merged with Skopje (Üsküp) sanjak and became Shkodër vilayet . Shkodër vilayet was split into Shkodër, Prizren and Dibra sanjaks. In 1877, Prizren passed to Kosovo vilayet and Debar passed to Monastir vilayet , while Durrës township became a sanjak. In 1878 Bar and Podgorica townships belonged to Montenegro . Ottoman-Albanian intellectual Sami Frashëri during

4740-443: The region retreated into the mountains. On the other hand the upper classes of the city, aided by the Jonima family settled in the cities of Ravena , Venice and Treviso . The city then became a seat of a newly established Ottoman sanjak, the Sanjak of Scutari. With two sieges , Shkodër became secure as an Ottoman territory. It became the centre of the sanjak and by 1485 there were 27 Muslim and 70 Christian hearths, although by

4819-425: The second half of the 18th century, over 100 m (330 ft) long, with 13 arcs of stone, the largest one being 22 m (72 ft) wide and 12 m (39 ft) tall. Shkodër was a major city under Ottoman rule in southeast Europe. It retained its importance up until the end of the empire's rule in the Balkans in the early 20th century. This is due to its geo-strategic position that connects it directly with

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4898-425: The south of Shkodër, its foundations are associated with a legend about a woman who sacrificed herself so the castle could be constructed. Historical Museum of Shkodër is the most important museum in Shkodër and was founded to protect artefacts from all over the region of Shkodër, thus displaying their cultural and historical value. It is housed inside a monumental mansion from the 19th century, collectively known as

4977-406: The south. The area of the municipality of Shkodër is 872.71 km (336.96 sq mi); the area of the municipal unit of Shkodër (the city proper) is 16.46 km (6.36 sq mi). Lake Shkodër lies in the west of the city and forms the frontier of Albania and Montenegro . The lake became the symbol of the stable and consistent economic and social divide of the city. Although,

5056-499: The southeast of Albania. It is a cryptodepression , filled by the river Morača and drained into the Adriatic by the 41-kilometre-long (25 mi) Buna. Shköder has a borderline hot-summer Mediterranean ( Köppen : Csa ) and humid subtropical ( Köppen : Cfa ) climate. Mean monthly temperature ranges between 1.8 °C (35.2 °F) to 10.3 °C (50.5 °F) in January and 20.2 °C (68.4 °F) to 33.6 °C (92.5 °F) in August. The average yearly precipitation

5135-417: The steppes. During the Middle and Late Bronze Age the settlements in the region and extraregional interactions apparently increased. In the Late Bronze Age the inhabitants of Shkodra basin had contacts with Italy or northwest Greece. By the end of the Bronze Age and the beginning of the Iron Age ( c. 1100–800 BCE), the formation of a large, cohesive, and quite homogeneous cultural group had already occurred in

5214-441: The university of Brescia and in 1503 he became chairman of the city's municipal school. In Brescia, his first works in Latin were published, such as Observationum collectanea in primum Historiae naturali librum (1504–1506). In 1503 he published a panegyric to the Venetian Senate concerning the relief of the refugees after the siege of Shkodra. He wrote commentaries on Cicero , Pliny the Elder and other classical philosophers . At

5293-441: The war between Basil II and Samuel. Vladimir allegedly retreated into Koplik when Samuel invaded Duklja and was subsequently forced to accept Bulgarian vassalage. He was later slain by the Bulgarians. Shingjon (feast of Jovan Vladimir) has since been celebrated by Albanian Orthodox Christians. In the 1030s, Stefan Vojislav from Travunija , then part of Medieval Serbia , expelled the last strategos and successfully defeated

5372-659: The year 1443 instead to the year of 1444. Barleti also invented correspondence between Scanderbeg and Sultan Mehmed II to match his interpretations of events. The main public library of Shkodra and a publishing house have been named after Marin Barleti. Also, a university in Tirana, Albania has been established under his name. Rukopis se završava na str. 30a; napomenom da je ovo pisao Marin Skadranin, rodom Sloven, "na u latinskom jeziku velmi učen". Shkodra Shkodër ( / ˈ ʃ k oʊ d ər / SHKOH -dər , Albanian: [ˈʃkɔdəɾ] ; Albanian definite form : Shkodra ; historically known as Scodra or Scutari )

5451-419: Was 135,612 in 2011. The city of Shkodër was one of the most important centres for Islamic scholars and cultural and literary activity in Albania. Here stands the site of the only institution in Albania which provides high-level education in Arabic, Turkish and Islamic Studies. Shkodër is the centre of Roman Catholicism in Albania . The Roman Catholic Church is represented in Shkodër by the episcopal seat of

5530-401: Was a prominent humanist in the cities of Brescia and later Padua in the Republic of Venice in the early 16th century. He maintained a humanist school and was a professor in the University of Padua . He wrote commentaries about classical Latin literature and was well known for his orations in the region of Venice. Beçikemi came from an Albanian family in Scutari (Shkodër), then part of

5609-480: Was also in wide use in English until the 20th century. In Serbo-Croatian , Shkodër is known as Skadar ( Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic : Скадар ), and in Turkish as İşkodra . The earliest signs of human activity in the lands of Shkodër can be traced back to the Middle Paleolithic (120,000–30,000 years ago). Artifacts and faunal remains provide evidence that the first inhabitants of the area of Shkodër were Pleistocene hunter-gatherers. Presence of Neolithic farmers

5688-463: Was appointed to serve at St. Stephen's Church in Piovene . Barleti's first work was The Siege of Shkodra ( Latin : De obsidione Scodrensi , Venice, 1504). It was published several times in Latin and translated into Italian, Polish, French, Albanian, and English. Barleti wrote this work as an eyewitness. Of this work, acclaimed Albanian author Ismail Kadare wrote that "if one were to search for

5767-563: Was known under the name Scodra and was inhabited by the Illyrian tribes of the Labeates and Ardiaei , which ruled over a large territory between modern Albania up to Croatia. King Agron , Queen Teuta and King Gentius , were among the most famous personalities of the Ardiaei . The city was first mentioned during antiquity as the site of the Illyrian Labeates in which they minted coins and that of Queen Teuta. In 168 BCE,

5846-508: Was proclaimed a monarchy by King Zog I . He was a self-made Muslim monarch and the king of all Albanians until 1939 when Italy invaded Albania, Shkoder resisted under the lead of Mehmet Ullagaj but fell soon afterwards. After 1939, Zog went into exile and Victor Emmanuel III became the king of the Albanians. Shortly after World War II, Emmanuel was formally abdicated in 1946. In 1945, Enver Hoxha established communism in Albania. Shkodër

5925-611: Was published in 1504 in Venice , and later in Rome between 1508 and 1510; (2nd ed.: Strasbourg, 1537; 3rd ed.: Frankfurt am Main, 1578; 4th ed.: Zagreb, 1743) and translated into German (1533), Italian (1554), Portuguese (1567), Polish (1569), French (1576), Spanish (1588), and English (1596). Unlike The Siege of Shkodra , Barleti relied on the testimonies of others to produce this work. Barleti's books were published and printed by Bernardino Vitali in Venice and Rome. The History of Scanderbeg

6004-533: Was since October 1496 the secretary of Venetian patrician Melchiorre Trevisan , when the latter was provvedittore of the Venetian fleet based in the lands of Ferdinand II of Naples , and later provvedittore generale in the areas which passed from the Duchy of Milan to Venice in 1499. In Brescia, Beçikemi tutored the son of Girolamo Donato (1495–1497). In 1500, Beçikemi received Venetian citizenship and opened his personal humanist school. In 1501, he lectured in

6083-560: Was taken by the Albanian Balshaj family , who surrendered the city to the Republic of Venice in 1396, in order to form a protection zone from the Ottoman Empire . During the Venetian rule the city adopted the Statutes of Scutari , a civic law written in Venetian . The Statutes of Scutari mention Albanian and Slavic presence in the city, but under Venetian rule many Dalmatians were brought to Shkodra and as such formed

6162-617: Was temporarily located in Shkodër, and in March 1920, Shkodër was put under the administration of the national government of Tirana. In the second half of 1920, during the Serbian-Albanian War , Shkodër resisted the Serbian invasion under the lead of Sylço Bushati and financial aid provided by notable figures such as Musa Juka . Shkodër was the centre of democratic movements of the years 1921–1924. The democratic opposition won

6241-467: Was the seat of a Catholic archbishopric and had a number of religious schools. The first laic school was opened here in 1913, and the State Gymnasium was opened in 1922. It was the centre of many cultural associations. In sports Shkodër was the first city in Albania to constitute a sports association, the "Vllaznia" (brotherhood). Vllaznia Shkodër is the oldest sport club in Albania. During

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