Cërrik (; sq-definite, Cërriku ) is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

Elbasan County Elbasan County () is one of the 12 counties of Albania. The population is 266,245 (2021), in an area of 3199 km². Its capital is the city Elbasan. Administrative divisions Until 2000, Elbasan County was subdivided into four districts: Elbas ...

, central

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. The municipality consists of the administrative units of

Gostimë Gostimë is a village and a former municipality in the Elbasan County, central Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Cërrik Cërrik (; sq-definite, Cërriku ) is a municipality in Elbasan Cou ...

Klos Klos or KLOS may refer to: *Klos (surname) *Klos, Dibër, a town in eastern Albania ** Harketari Klos KF, a defunct football club based in Klos, Dibër *Klos, Elbasan, a village in central Albania * Klos, Mallakastër, a village in south-central Alb ...

, Mollas,

Shalës Shalës is a village and a former municipality in the Elbasan County, central Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Cërrik Cërrik (; sq-definite, Cërriku ) is a municipality in Elbasan Coun ...

with Cërrik constituting its seat. As of the Institute of Statistics estimate from the 2011 census, there were 6,695 people residing in Cërrik and 27,445 in Cërrik Municipality.

Geography

Cërrik is located between the

Shkumbin River The Shkumbin (; ; la, Genusus, also la, Genessus, label=none or la, Scampis, label=none), also commonly Shkembi, is a river in Southern Europe. It is long and its drainage basin is . Its average discharge is . Etymology It derives from La ...

and

Devoll River Devoll ( sq, Devoll; sq-definite, Devolli) is a river in southern Albania. It is one of the source rivers of Seman. It is long and its drainage basin is . Its average discharge is . Its source is in the southwestern corner of the Devoll munic ...

in central Albania.

Economy

Cërrik developed around an oil refinery plant that was being constructed in 1952 and started operations on 8 November 1956. The Oil Plant produces 500 tons of crude oil processes it per 24 hours. In 1957, after the crude oil processing capacity increased to 800 tons per 24 hours. In 1961, the plant was reconstructed, increasing its processing capacity to 1500 tons per 24 hours. The plant started to produce lubricating oils for engines and mechanical parts such as the avtol 18 and DP 14 vehicles and type TS1 kerosene for airplanes. In 1965 the production of naphthalene soap and Naphthalic acid began. Today the Plant is not functional. But there is agricultural happening and there is a State radio station known as the Radio Stacioni Kombetar Shtermen. The city has had many opportunities for a better economy for its people and land.

Sports

The city main plays

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

and its home team is

KS Turbina Cërrik Klubi i Futbollit Turbina Cërrik is an Albanian professional football club based in Cërrik, Elbasan County that competes in the Kategoria e Parë, the second tier of Albanian football. Founded in 1956 as Puna Cërrik, it was renamed to Turbina ...

. The club was formed in 1956 and its home stadium is

Nexhip Trungu Stadium Nexhip Trungu Stadium ( sq, Stadiumi Nexhip Trungu) is a multi-use stadium in Cërrik, Elbasan County, Albania which is used as the home ground of local football club KF Turbina Cërrik, Turbina Cërrik. In 2015, Turbina Cërrik were promoted to ...

with a capacity of 6,600 spectators. The team plays in the

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and it is in group B.

Notable people

Alban Hoxha Alban Bekim Hoxha (; born 23 November 1987) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Albanian club Partizani and the Albania national team. Club career Dinamo Tirana Hoxha started youth football at age of 6 and was ...

Armando Sadiku Armando Durim Sadiku (born 27 May 1991) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club FC Cartagena and the Albania national team. Born in Cërrik, Elbasan, Sadiku started his career with a local club Fushë Mbre ...

* Rajmonda Bulku

Notes

References

External links

bashkiacerrik.gov.al
– Official Website {{DEFAULTSORT:Cerrik Administrative units of Cërrik Municipalities in Elbasan County Towns in Albania