Po redaktohet Krujë (paragraf)

=== Religion ===

[[File:Kruja,_Sari_Saltek.jpg|thumb|left|[[Sari Saltik]] on top of Mt Kruja]]

In antiquity Krujë was a site used for [[Paleo-Balkan mythology|pagan rituals]], while after the spread of Christianity a church dedicated to [[Pope Alexander I|Saint Alexander]] was built near Mount Krujë. In the late 9th century David of Krujë is mentioned as one of the bishops, who participated in the [[Fourth Council of Constantinople (Roman Catholic)|Fourth Council of Constantinople]]. In the early 10th century Krujë had an [[Eastern Orthodox]] suffragan bishop, subject to the metropolitan bishop of Durrës. The Roman Catholic bishopric of Krujë was established in 1167, when its bishop was consecrated by [[Pope Alexander III]].<ref>Lala p.157</ref> In 1284 the Byzantine Empire expelled the Catholic bishop of Krujë, while after [[Stefan Uroš II Milutin]] captured the town, he also expelled the Catholic bishop Andreas Croensis in 1317.<ref>Lala p.108</ref>

In ''[[Illyricum Sacrum]]'' [[Daniele Farlati]] documented fourteen Catholics bishops of the town from 1286 to 1694, while [[Konrad Eubel]] documented four additional bishops. Bektashism was introduced in the region of Krujë in the early 18th century.<ref>Birge p.71</ref> During the Ottoman era a [[cemevi|tekke]] dedicated to the [[Bektashi]] saint [[Sari Saltik]] was built near the church of Saint Alexander. In 1789–99 the '''[[Teqe of Dollme|Dollma tekke]]''' was built by the Dollma family near the castle. In 1807 '''Sheikh Mimi''', sent by [[Ali Pasha of Yanina|Ali Pasha]] to Krujë founded another tekke in the town. However, Sheikh Mimi was executed by Kaplan Pasha, who destroyed the tekke, which was restored by '''Baba Husayn''' of Dibër in the mid-19th century.<ref>Norris p.131</ref> In the early 20th century, Hasluck wrote that the population of Krujë ("Croia") appeared to be almost entirely Bektashi.<ref>Hasluck, F. W (1915). "Geographic Distribution of the Bektashi". ''Annual of the British School at Athens'' Volume 21 : page 121 -- " Croia.-The population of this town seems to be almost exclusively Bektashi. Its extraordinary importance as a place of Bektashi pilgrimage is brought out by Degrand's interesting account of the saints' tombs, traditionally 366 in number, in and about the town"</ref>