Durrës

Municipality and City
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	Coordinates: 41°19′N 19°27′E / 41.317°N 19.450°ECoordinates: 41°19′N 19°27′E / 41.317°N 19.450°E
Country	Albania
County	Durrës County
District	Durrës District
Regions (Rajone)	6
Founded	627 BC
Government
• Mayor	Vangjush Dako (PS)
Elevation	0 ft (0 m)
Population (2011)
• Municipality and City	115,550
• Metro	265,330
Time zone	UTC+1 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	2001-2009
Website	www.durres.gov.al

Durrës is the second largest city of Albania. It is on the central Albanian coast, about 33 kilometres (21 mi) west of the capital Tirana. It is one of the most ancient and economically important cities of Albania. Durrës is at one of the narrower points of the Adriatic Sea. It is opposite the Italian ports of Bari (300 kilometres (190 mi) away) and Brindisi (200 kilometres (120 mi) away). Durrës is home to Albania's main port, the Port of Durrës. The Aleksandër Moisiu University is here. The town has about 115,550 people.^[2] Durrës was the national capital from 7 March 1914 until 11 February 1920 .^[3]

Climate

Durrës has a typical Mediterranean climate with hot, dry summers and cool winters. The average of water temperature in Durrës is from 14 °C (57 °F) in February to 26 °C (79 °F) in August. The summer in Durrës starts from May to middle of October .

Durrës Media

Emblem of Durrës Municipality
Official road sign SH1 Albania
Official road sign SH2 Albania
The Roman amphitheatre of Durrës built in the 2nd century AD.
Silver stater of the Illyrian king Monunius, c. 280 BC from the Dyrrhachion mint. Cow and suckling calf, rev. double stellate pattern, inscription: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΟΝΟΥΝΙΟΥ and the city symbol ΔΥΡ.
Entrance in the ancient walls of Durrës
The Eastern Roman Emperor Anastasius I was born into an Illyrian family in Durrës.
The city of Durrës in 1573
Map of the coast in northern Durrës from Giuseppe Rosaccio in 1598