Cërrik
Encyclopedia
Cërrik is a city in the Elbasan District
, Elbasan County
, central Albania
. Altitude (meters) 69. The population is approximately 18,764. The football (soccer)
team is KS Turbina Cërrik
. In 1997 the Massacre of Cërrik
happened.
Elbasan District
The District of Elbasan is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania, part of Elbasan County. It has a population of 224,689 , and an area of 1,372 km². It is in the centre of the country, and its capital is Elbasan...
, Elbasan County
Elbasan County
The County of Elbasan is one of the 12 counties of Albania. It consists of the districts Elbasan, Gramsh, Librazhd and Peqin and its capital is Elbasan.Much of Elbasan's eastern border is with the Republic of Macedonia...
, central Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
. Altitude (meters) 69. The population is approximately 18,764. The football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
team is KS Turbina Cërrik
KS Turbina Cërrik
Klubi Sportiv Turbina Cërrik is an Albanian football club based on Cërrik. Their home ground is "Nexhip Trungu Stadium".Founded in 1956, the club is currently playing in the Albanian First Division.-Current squad:...
. In 1997 the Massacre of Cërrik
Massacre of Cërrik
The Massacre of Cërrik was the killing of army officers of the Garda e Republikës in Cërrik during the 1997 rebellion in Albania.The attack was led by two Socialist Party members, the head of the Socialist Party in Cërrik, Llazar Bici, and the deputy leaders of the Socialist Party, Met...
happened.