Gërdec

Gërdec
Village
Gërdec
Coordinates: 41°25′N 19°38′E / 41.417°N 19.633°E / 41.417; 19.633Coordinates: 41°25′N 19°38′E / 41.417°N 19.633°E / 41.417; 19.633
Country	Albania
County	Tirana
Municipality	Vorë
Administrative unit	Vorë
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Gërdec is a village in Albania, 11 kilometers north-west of the capital Tirana. It is part of the municipality Vorë.^[1] It was the site of the explosions at a military base on 15 March 2008, causing the deaths of more than 27 people and injuring over 100.^[2] The event was featured on the Discovery Channel series Destroyed In Seconds.

Defense Minister Fatmir Mediu resigned, and the press reported many irregularities at the blast site, operated by an Albanian company that deactivated the country's aging ammunition and then sold it for scrap.

References

Subdivisions of Vorë municipality

Municipal Seat: Vorë

Administrative unit of Bërxullë	Bërxullë Domje Mukaj

Administrative unit of Prezë	Ahmetaq Breg-Shkozë Fushë-Prezë Gjeç-Kodër Ndërmjetës Palaq Prezë

Administrative unit of Vorë	Gërdec Gjokaj Kuç Marikaj Marqinet Picar Shargë Vorë

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, November 26, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.