Shkodër (alb)

Shkodër

Shkodër ranks 605th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Camberwell, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Göttingen. Memorable people born in Shkodër include Prince Marko, Ramiz Alia, and Alfred Moisiu. Memorable people who died in Shkodër include Helen of Anjou, Gjergj Fishta, and Kolë Idromeno. Shkodër has been the birth place of many politicians, and writers and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Shkodër is located in Albania.

Shkodër is the fifth-most-populous city of Albania and the seat of Shkodër County and Shkodër Municipality. Shkodër has been continuously inhabited since the Early Bronze Age, 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 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. Read more on Wikipedia