Lezhë
Lezhë is a city in northwest Albania. It is the capital of Lezhë District and Lezhë County. About 27,500 people live here. The majority of the population is Catholic.
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Lezha | |
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City | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 41°47′N 19°38′E / 41.783°N 19.633°ECoordinates: 41°47′N 19°38′E / 41.783°N 19.633°E | |
| Country | Albania |
| County | Lezhë County |
| District | Lezhë District |
| Founded | 26.07.1992 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality (Bashki) |
| • Mayor | Viktor Tushaj |
| • Vice mayor | Arjan Barbullushi |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Urban | 31,000 |
| • Metro | 10,200 |
| • Metro density | 222.26/km2 (575.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4501-4502 |
| Car Plates | LE |
| Website | lezha.eu |
The city was formed around 385 BC[1] as a Greek colony by the name of Lissos.
Lezhë Media
The Iron Age fortification was built on the Mal i Shëlbuemit (413 m high, right), called later Acrolissus; the proper city of Lissus was built on an adjacent hill (172 m high, left).
Lezha castle on the 172 m hill.
Ruins of Hellenistic fortification walls built during the Illyrian urban period.
The grave of Skanderbeg and Lezhë Castle on its hill. The structure was the former Selimie Mosque.
View over Lezhë and the Albanian Adriatic Sea Coast in the distance.
References
- ↑ Mogens Herman Hansen, In An Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis, Oxford University Press, 2004, page 322, ISBN 0198140991
