50 Факта за АЛБАНИЯ, след които ще ЗАГРЕЕТЕ БЪРЗО

Summary

Das Video präsentiert 50 faszinierende Fakten über Albanien, ein Land, das oft übersehen wird. Es erläutert die Bedeutung des Doppel-Adlers auf der albanischen Flagge, die Tatsache, dass Albanien als Land der Adler bekannt ist, und bietet Einblicke in die Geschichte und Kultur des Landes. Es beschreibt auch die politischen Veränderungen und wirtschaftlichen Entwicklungen, sowie die Vielfalt der Bevölkerung und ihre Religionen. Darüber hinaus werden interessante Gegebenheiten wie die albanische Küche, Sportarten und die Tradition des Abendspazierganges, der als Ksiro bekannt ist, vorgestellt.

Takeaways

• 📚 Das neue Buch '50 Amazing Places in Bulgaria' wird vorgestellt.
• 🎉 Es gibt eine kommende Stadt-für-Stadt-Präsentation und ein Treffen mit dem Autor.
• 📍 Die Termine, Orte und Zeiten für das Treffen sind in Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna und Burgas.
• 📷 Das Treffen ist kostenlos, mit Foto- und Buchunterschriften.
• 🇦🇱 Albanien ist ein vernachlässigtes Balkanland, das trotz seiner Nähe zu Bulgarien wenig bekannt ist.
• 🌍 Die Albaner bezeichnen ihr Land als 'Republik Shkiparisa', was 'Land der Adler' bedeutet.
• 🏞️ 70% des albanischen Territoriums sind von Bergen, den Albanischen Alpen, bedeckt.
• 🏖️ Die albanische Küste ist 362 km lang und wird ernsthaft für Tourismus entwickelt.
• 🏛️ Das größte erhaltene Amphitheater auf der Balkanhalbinsel befindet sich in Albanien.
• 🕌 Albanien hat 173.000 Bunker aus der kommunistischen Zeit.
• 🍜 Albanien ist das Land mit dem geringsten Körpergewicht in Europa, da die Hauptmahlzeit um Mittag ist und hauptsächlich aus Gemüse und reinem Fleisch besteht.

Q & A

Was ist das neue Buch des Sprechers?

Das neue Buch des Sprechers heißt '50 Amazing Places in Bulgaria'.

Wo werden die Stadt-Präsentationen und Treffen stattfinden?

Die Stadt-Präsentationen und Treffen werden in Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna und Burgas stattfinden.

Ist der Eintritt zu den Treffen des Autors kostenpflichtig?

Nein, der Eintritt zu den Treffen ist komplett kostenlos.

Welches Land wird im Video skizziert?

Im Video wird das Land Albanien skizziert.

Was ist der offizielle Name der Republik Albanien für Albaner?

Für Albaner ist die Republik Albanien besser bekannt als die Republik Shkiparisa oder Shkiparia für kurz.

Wie groß ist die Fläche Albaniens?

Die Gesamtfläche Albaniens beträgt etwa 29.000 Quadratkilometer.

Was ist das Größte Stadt-Albaniens?

Die Hauptstadt Tirana ist die größte Stadt Albaniens mit einer Bevölkerung von etwa 550.000 Menschen.

Wie lange ist Albanien unter osmanischer Herrschaft?

Albanien war unter osmanischer Herrschaft, bis es 1912 während des Balkankrieges befreit wurde.

Welche Religion hat die Mehrheit der Albaner?

59% der Albaner bekennen sich zum Islam.

Welches ist das größte Erbe Albaniens von seiner Geschichte?

Albanien ist ein Nachfolgestaat des mittelalterlichen Albanischen Fürstentums und die Albaner sind Abstammlinge der Illyrier.

Welche Bedeutung hat der Doppelkopf-Adler auf der albanischen Flagge?

Der Doppelkopf-Adler auf der albanischen Flagge repräsentiert das Land der Adler, was die Übersetzung von Shkiparisa ist.

Welche Tatsache macht Albanien einzigartig in Bezug auf seine Flughäfen?

Albanien hat nur ein internationales Flugfeld, das nahe der Hauptstadt Tirana und nach Mutter Teresa benannt ist.

Outlines

00:00

📚 新书发布与见面会

作者介绍了他的新书《50个惊人的保加利亚地方》，并宣布将举办城市间的见面会。首次在两年内，作者将在索非亚、普罗夫迪夫、瓦尔纳和布尔加斯与读者见面。见面会免费，包括拍照、交谈、签名书籍，读者还可以通过链接预订新书。作者感谢读者的支持，并预告了下一集的内容，将介绍被忽视的巴尔干国家阿尔巴尼亚，并邀请观众在评论区投票选择下一个介绍的国家。

05:00

🌍 阿尔巴尼亚的50个惊人事实

视频详细介绍了阿尔巴尼亚的地理、历史和文化。阿尔巴尼亚被称为“鹰之国”，拥有双头鹰标志的国旗。国土面积约29,000平方公里，人口约280万，但海外阿尔巴尼亚人数量更多。首都地拉那以其绿色环境著称，城市中心由意大利人在1930年代设计。阿尔巴尼亚拥有362公里的海岸线，正在发展海滨度假胜地。70%的国土被阿尔巴尼亚阿尔卑斯山覆盖，最高峰是与北马其顿共享的科拉布峰。阿尔巴尼亚是一个议会制共和国，官方货币是列克，与保加利亚列弗的汇率较低。阿尔巴尼亚人对亚历山大大帝有特殊的情感，将其名字缩写为“Lek”。

10:04

🏞️ 阿尔巴尼亚的历史与文化

阿尔巴尼亚的历史可以追溯到古老的伊利里亚人。曾被奥斯曼帝国统治，1912年巴尔干战争中获得解放。阿尔巴尼亚曾是君主立宪制国家，但很快又陷入战争。二战期间，阿尔巴尼亚被意大利占领。共产党领导人恩维尔·霍查领导抵抗运动，后来建立了一个社会主义共和国。

Keywords

💡Albanien

Albanien ist das Land, auf das sich das Video konzentriert. Es ist ein Balkanland, das für seine Schönheit, seine Geschichte und seine kulturellen Eigenheiten bekannt ist. Im Video werden verschiedene Aspekte des Landes vorgestellt, wie zum Beispiel seine Geographie, Geschichte, Kultur und sozialen Praktiken.

💡Bulgarien

Bulgarien ist ein Nachbarland Albaniens und wird im Video als solches erwähnt. Es ist auch ein Balkanland mit einer reichen Geschichte und Kultur. Im Kontext des Videos wird Bulgarien als Teil des historischen Hintergrunds und als Gegenüber von Albanien in Bezug auf bestimmte kulturelle und politische Aspekte hervor.

💡Republik von Shkiparisa

Die Republik von Shkiparisa ist der albanische Name für Albanien, was übersetzt 'Land der Adler' bedeutet. Dies ist eine wichtige kulturelle Identifikation für Albanien, da der Adler ein Symbol der Nationalbewusstsein und des Widerstands der Albaner ist.

💡Tirana

Tirana ist die Hauptstadt Albaniens und das bevölkerungsreichste Stadtland des Landes. Sie ist bekannt für ihre grüne Umwelt und ihre historische Architektur, die von Italienern in den 1930er Jahren entworfen wurde.

💡Albanische Alpen

Die Albanische Alpen sind ein Gebirgszug in Albanien, der für seine Schönheit und sein Ansehen in der albanischen Kultur bekannt ist. Sie werden auch als 'verfluchtes Gebirge' bezeichnet, aufgrund ihrer unzugänglichen und wilden Natur.

💡Prespa-See

Der Prespa-See ist ein See, der sich auf dem Balkan zwischen Albanien, Griechenland und Nordmazedonien befindet. Er ist für seine einzigartige Lage und seine natürliche Schönheit bekannt.

💡Gebirg

Ein Gebirge ist eine Gruppe von Bergen, die eine bestimmte geografische Region bilden. Im Kontext des Videos ist es auf die Albanische Alpen bezogen, die für ihre Schönheit und Herausforderungen für Wanderer bekannt sind.

💡Islam

Islam ist eine der großen monotheistischen Weltreligionen, die auf den Lehren und dem Lebenslauf des Propheten Mohammed basiert. In Albanien ist der Islam die dominierende Religion, mit 59% der Bevölkerung, was auf dem Video erwähnt wird.

💡Osmanisches Reich

Das Osmantische Reich war eine mächtige帝国, die im Laufe der Geschichte große Teile Südosteuropas, Asiens und Nordafrikas beherrschte. Albanien war einst ein Teil dieses Reiches und wurde später in den Balkankriegen befreit.

💡Enver Hoxha

Enver Hoxha war ein albanischer Politiker, der als kommunistischer Führer Albaniens von 1944 bis zu seinem Tod 1985 diktatorisch regierte. Seine Herrschaft war geprägt von Isolation und Repression.

💡Kolonat

Kolonat ist eine albanische Fast-Food-Kette, die ähnlich wie internationale Fast-Food-Ketten wie McDonald's funktioniert, aber mit eigenem albanischen Touch. Es ist ein Beispiel für den lokalen Versuch, ein internationales Geschäftsmodell anzupassen und zu nutzen.

💡Vendetta

Eine Vendetta ist ein traditionelles, oft gewaltsames Konfliktverhältnis zwischen Familien oder Clans, das im Süden Albaniens und anderen Teilen des Balkans beobachtet werden kann. Es kann durch persönliche Ehrverletzungen ausgelöst werden und kann zu blutigen Auseinandersetzungen führen.

💡Kosovo

Kosovo ist ein Disputaterritorium im Westbalkan, das eine自治地位 hat, aber von einigen Ländern nicht anerkannt wird. Es hat eine komplexe Geschichte, die mit Albanien und dem Kosovo-Krieg in den 1990er Jahren eng verwoben ist.

Highlights

The author announces a city-by-city presentation and meeting for their new book, '50 Amazing Places in Bulgaria'.

The meetings will be held in Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna, and Burgas with free entrance.

The author invites readers to order the new book with a provided link.

Albania is introduced as the most neglected Balkan country.

Albania is also known as the Republic of Shkiparisa, meaning 'land of eagles'.

Albania's total area is about 29,000 square kilometers with a population of 2.8 million.

More Albanians live outside of Albania than within the country.

The capital Tirana is known for being one of the greenest capitals in Europe.

Albania's coastline is 362 km, slightly larger than Bulgaria's 354 km.

70% of Albania is covered by mountains known as the Albanian Alps.

The highest peak in Albania, large Korab, is shared with North Macedonia.

Prespa Lake is shared between Albania, Greece, and Northern Macedonia.

Albania is a unitary parliamentary republic with a president elected by the parliament.

The official currency of Albania is the Lek, with one lek equal to 0.017 BGN.

Albania is a Muslim-majority country with 59% of the population professing Islam.

Albania was under Ottoman rule and forcibly Islamized, liberated in 1912.

Albania was a communist state from 1945 until the regime fell in 1991.

Albania has significant oil reserves, potentially the richest in Europe.

The Albanian Riviera is known for its untouched beaches and reasonable prices.

Albania is the least obese nation in Europe due to their diet mainly consisting of vegetables and pure meat.

Albania has a tradition of a formal evening walk called Ksiro for socializing and burning calories.

Transcripts

Hey, people, you probably already heard about my new book 50 Amazing Places in Bulgaria

but today comes another surprise related to it.

For the first time in two years, dear friends

there will finally be a city-by-city presentation and a meeting with me.

I invite all of you to meet me in Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna, and Burgas.

The dates, places, and times you see written next to me.

The meeting is completely free. Free entrance, as they say.

We'll take pictures and talk, I'll sign your books, and if you want to prepare

you can order your new one right now from the link below in the description.

Thank you so much for your support.

Let's get started with the episode because I know you can't wait.

Albania is probably the most neglected Balkan country

and although it is close to Bulgaria we don't know much about it.

You are probably familiar with the phrase “It warms up like an Albanian rheotan”

but let's break the prejudice and see what it hides.

Before that though, give one comment below on which country should be next for 50 Amazing Facts.

Let's see which one gets the most votes.

And now are you ready for your head to go boom?

Nothing to do with Balkan languages, bro.

50 Amazing Facts about Albania after which you will warm up quickly.

To the world, this country is known as the republic of Albania

but to the Albanians themselves, it is better known as the Republic of Shkiparisa or Shkiparia for short.

It translates as the land of eagles and that's why it has a double-headed eagle on its flag.

The total area of Albania is about 29 thousand square kilometers.

And the population in recent years has melted to 2.8 million people.

I say melting because more Albanians live outside Albania, which is a worldwide phenomenon.

It is estimated that 3 million of their compatriots have fled the world.

The way I see it, we may soon catch up with them.

The capital Tirana is the largest city in Albania with a population of about 550 thousand people.

Its name actually comes from the Greek “tyros” meaning dairy products.

It is believed that in the past there was a center for their production.

Tirana is considered one of the greenest capitals of Europe and does not suffer from overdevelopment

like most major cities in post-socialist countries such as Sofia for example.

Almost the entire center of their capital was designed by Italians in the 1930s.

Albania's coastline is 362 km and only slightly larger than ours which is 354.

They are starting to develop their seaside resorts quite seriously

and tour operators are preparing it for the next Bulgaria.

70% of Albania is covered by mountains known as the Albanian Alps.

Similar to those in central Europe.

Because of the inhospitality of the massif in its Albanian part

the mountain is also known as the cursed mountain.

The highest peak in Albania is a large Korab (ship in Bulgarian).

It probably sounds familiar to you and it is.

We said it in the facts about Macedonia

and this peak is divided between the Macedonians on one side and the Albanians on the other.

Its height is 2,764 meters which ranks it fourth on the Balkan Peninsula

after our Musala in Rila, the Greek Mytikas in Olympus, and again our Vihren in Pirin.

Prespa Lake is the strangest lake in the Balkans.

It is shared between three whole countries: Albania, Greece, and Northern Macedonia.

By the way, a whole third of the famous Macedonian Lake Ohrid is actually Albanian.

Albania is a unitary parliamentary republic headed by a president

who, however, is elected by the parliament and not by the people

and incidentally their parliament is called the Kuvendi.

The official currency of Albania is called Lek and one lek is equal to 0.017 BGN, which is less than 0,02 BGN.

The lek is divided into 100 units which are called kindarki.

This word literally translates as 100.

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I don't know how the Albanians will get along with the northern Macedonians

about Alexander the Great because they also consider him their hero.

The Albanians abbreviate the name Aleksandr to Lek or lekar

and that is actually where even the name of their currency comes from.

They have him depicted on their coins.

Albania is a Muslim country as 59% profess Islam

17% are Christian, 9% are atheist, and 15% refuse to name their religion.

This is data from their latest census.

Strangely enough, another country in the world used to be called Albania

and its inhabitants were Albanians.

It is now extinct but was located on the territory of today's Caucasus

between Azerbaijan and Daghestan.

It arose in the first century.

Like the northern Macedonians, the Albanians are considered descendants of very, very ancient people.

This time, however, of the Illyrians.

According to some scholars, the Albanians bear the name of the Illyrian Albani tribe.

Like Bulgaria, Albania was also under Ottoman rule and its population was forcibly Islamized.

It was liberated in 1912 during the Balkan War.

Albania then became a constitutional monarchy

but its independence lasted too little because the First World War came in 1914.

It was occupied first by Serbia, and Greece

then by France, and finally by Austro-Hungary, and so on until 1920.

They just deal with the Serbs and Albania starts to develop and again

the second world war comes and this time the country is occupied by Italy.

Right, for a change.

However, intense resistance begins beginning with the communist party led by Enver Hoxha.

Later he led the country and turned it into a rather unprosperous totalitarian state.

He stayed at the helm of power until his death in 1985.

Incidentally, after Stalin died, Enver Hoxha denounced Khrushchev's reforms

and departed from the orbit of the USSR in favor of China, however.

The country then became more and more isolated

and maintained minimal contact with the rest of the world.

Even with the socialist republics.

It is turning into a sort of North Korea of the Balkans.

In 1991 the communist regime finally fell and the country opened up to the world

after 45 years of total isolation.

Then international organizations were allowed into Albania to investigate the situation

and it automatically became the poorest country in Europe.

In 1991, there were only 3 000 cars in Albania

that were owned only by senior party members and army officers.

Today almost every family has its own car and the most preferred brand there is Mercedes.

You must have watched Top Gear.

Mercedes, Mercedes, Mercedes, Mercedes, Mercedes, Mercedes, Mercedes.

On April first, 2009, Albania became a member of NATO.

In the same year, it applied for membership in the European Union

but as it is put in the same group as Northern Macedonia

and they have historical problems with each other negotiations are complicated.

The Balkan peninsula is not known as an oil-rich place, but Albania belies this stereotype.

The country has oil reserves, which some say are the richest in Europe.

As well as coal and natural gas but all deposits are poorly developed.

In Albania, there is still a blood revenge for an insult inflicted by one family on another.

In order not to die in a vendetta, many Albanians

including children, are forced to live in isolation and in fear.

Blood revenge has a name among Albanians and it is Canun.

There are many minorities in Albania, including Bulgarian.

Even in two villages near the border with Macedonia, they have defined themselves

as Bulgarians and Macedonians but with the special proviso that there is no difference between the two.

That brings us to the middle of the video, and if you've liked everything so far give it a thumbs up.

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But let's continue with the more interesting facts.

People with Bulgarian roots in Albania are about 50 thousand

and live mainly on the shores of Lake Ohrid.

There they are not subjected to state pressure as is the case in northern Macedonia

and have registered several organizations.

Did you know that Mother Teresa actually has Albanian roots

but was born in Skopje under the name of Anesa Gonja Boyadiu?

I don't know if I'm good with accents.

She is the only representative of her ethnicity to win a Nobel Prize.

In some parts of Albania, just like in Bulgaria

nodding your head means “no” and turning it sideways means “yes”.

It is believed that this custom comes from the distant past when there were more Bulgarians there.

In Albania, they have their own McDonald's or national fast food chain

similar to the American one but with the name Kolonat.

Even until recently their logo strongly resembled that of McDonald's but they had to change it.

By the way, there is not and never has been a McDonald's in Albania

making it one of the few European countries where the American chain has not set foot.

The largest preserved amphitheater on the Balkan Peninsula is in Albania near the town of Duras

which by the way was ours during the first Bulgarian state and is known as Drach.

There are 173,000 bunkers in Albania built during communism

because of the paranoia of Enver Hoxha that his country would be invaded by the evil capitalist west.

In 1967, the same Enver Hoxha declared Albania

the first fully atheist country in the world and officially banned all religions by law.

The penalties for offenders caught in churches or mosques were between 3 and 10 years in prison.

Today, Albania is one of the few Muslim countries in Europe

alongside Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo.

Albania produces a good deal of its electricity from water power plants.

but in recent years a drought has set in and the country is now reorienting itself.

The growth in tourists to Albania in recent years alone is 740%

despite its undoubted success in attracting holidaymakers

there is only one international airport in Albania

located next to Tirana and named after Mother Teresa.

By the way, no wonder it attracts so many tourists.

Have a look at the Albanian Riviera near me.

Many of the beaches are still untouched and not covered in concrete, and by the way

the prices there are much more reasonable than some other riviera around Europe.

In Albania, the main meal is at noon.

Their dinners are quite light as Albanians mainly eat vegetables and pure meat.

This by the way makes them the least obese nation in Europe.

One of the most developed sports in Albania is weightlifting.

The country has had a lot of success in international competitions

but unfortunately still has no Olympic medal.

Albanians have a tradition of a formal evening walk

where they burn some calories and naturally hang out or share a gossip or two with the neighbors.

It is called Ksiro. I don't know if I'm saying it right.

Even some streets are closed to cars so people can walk in peace.

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If you happen to travel to Albania get ready to see an awful lot of scarecrows

and in the most unusual places like cities for example.

Albanians hold the belief that these scarecrows protect them from the envy of their neighbors.

But lately, people have started to replace them with teddy bears.

Albanians are terribly undisciplined drivers

and everyone there follows their own individual made-up rules.

So be especially careful if you have to drive around Albania.

In 1995 a special law was passed in Albania

according to which all citizens are obliged to pay a tax for traffic lights.

However, this caused protests in many places, including Skodra

which is a medieval town with very narrow streets and where there is not even one traffic light.

After realizing that they had made a big blunder the authorities repealed the law.

The national drink of Albania is raki, which is brandy, but it is much stronger than ours.

It goes up to 60-70 degrees and some people even drink the pre-product of it.

Albanians as well as northern Macedonians

learn that in the Middle Ages they were under Bulgarian rule.

However, Albania has no bad attitude towards Bulgaria at the expense of the North Macedonians.

The second most spoken language after Albanian is not English as you probably assume

but Italian and in fact trade with the Apennines is the largest.

Intercity buses and coaches in Albania do not leave on schedule, but only when they are full.

So you can seriously wait if you sit first.

In Albania, there is still the so-called gender abortion which is even legal.

Meaning if you really want a boy but the baby turns out to be a girl

you can force your wife to abort and try again.

Despite the progress in recent years

Albania is still considered one of the most corrupt countries in the world.

Alongside ours.

There it's quite normal to pay a tip to the policeman to keep him from writing you a ticket.

A lot of people think that Albania is some kind of gangster state

but that mainly comes from the immigrants in Western Europe

who are involved in drugs and prostitution.

Albania actually turns out to be one of the safest countries to travel to.

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