Lushnjë
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From the top, View of Lushnjë, Congress of Lushnjë Museum, Toka Jonë monument on the Main square | |
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Postal Code | 9001 |
Area Code | (0)35 |
Website | bashkialushnje |
Lushnjë (Albanian pronunciation: [ˈluʃɲə]; in Lushnje's own dialect: Lushnje [ˈluʃɲe]; Albanian definite form: Lushnja) is a city and municipality in west-central Albania. Πόλη της Αλβανίας και λάτρες του αγγουριού και του καρπουζιού . The total population is 83,659 (2011 census),[1] in a total area of 372.9 km2 (144.0 sq mi).[2]
History
In January 1920, Lushnje was a provisional capital of Albania and the place of the Congress of Lushnje. Chieftains of Albania assembled in the town and declared Tirana first a provisional and then the definitive capital of Albania.
3 km away from Lushnjë is the Savra Field. This field is on the Lushnjë-Fier road. Here the first battle between
Geography
Subdivisions
Economy
Lushnje is located in the Myzeqe region that is known as a main provider of agricultural products to the rest of the country and for exports to other European Countries, and home to a national Institute of Agricultural Research.[5] During the Communism Regime, the city had factories for paper, plastic, and food processing factories. Lushnje has many olive trees. Many other business involve brick making and marble and also oil distributors and small oil refinery for gas station in and out of the city for the city.
Infrastructure
Education
Lushnje has many schools from college and to pre-k. The biggest and most famous schools in Lushnje are known as "Skënder Libohova", "18 Tetori" and "Kongresi i Lushnjes". "Kongresi i Lushnjes" has been renovated and is one for the most modern schools in the city with painted sides and interior upgrades. The college that is situated in Lushnje is Institute of Agricultural Research Lushnje about agriculture research. "Foto Puka" is another school in the city that is the second largest one. There are two high schools, one is "18 Tetori" and the other being "Vath Koreshi". The city also has a Professional Public High School, "Hasan D. Gina", with special curriculums raising from informatics to auto-services.
The schools of Lushnje offer a lot of recreation for their students. "Skënder Libohova" school has a new multi-functional park and a basketball and soccer area. "Foto Puka" and "Jani Nushi" are more known for their
Transportation
There is one highway that passes by the outskirts of Lushnje known as the SH4. The SH4 comes from Durrës to Lushnje, and then to Fier.
There are urban buses through the city with only one straight route. The urban bus goes from the roundabout in
Due to the shutdown of trains in Albania during 1990 there have been no signs of trains.[6]
Demography
Like most southern Albanian regions, the people of Lushnje speak a Tosk dialect. The population is mixed Orthodox and Muslim, typical of southern Albanian cities. Data from the 1918 census shows that the population of Lushnje was split almost evenly between Muslims and Christians at the time of independence from the Ottoman Empire.[7]
Sport
Landmarks
Twin towns - Sister cities
- Brindisi, Italy
Notable people
Following is a list of notable people born in Lushnjë, or that spent most of their lives in the city:
- Lindita Arapi - Poet, writer
- Artan Bano - Footballer and manager
- Luli Bitri - Actor
- Iljaz Çeço - Footballer
- Rezart Dabulla - Footballer
- Edmond Dalipi - Footballer
- Kristaq Dhamo - Movie director
- Abdurrahman Roza Haxhiu- Footballer
- Vath Koreshi - Writer
- Ilir Jaçellari is an Albanian actor, painter and photographer. Ilir is best known for his roles in ACAB – All Cops Are Bastards and Balancing Act.
- Saimir Malko - Footballer and manager
- Rey Manaj - Footballer
- Fahredin Nuri - Engineer
- Nebi Efendi Sefa- One of the founding fathers of modern Albania, signed the declaration of independence in 1912
- Ferit bej Vokopola- One of the founding fathers of modern Albania, signed the declaration of independence in 1912
- Margarita Xhepa - Actor
- Vaçe Zela - Singer
- Kastro Zizo - Musician
- Florian Marku - Boxer
See also
- Balsha II
- Battle of Savra
References
- ^ "Population and housing census - Fier 2011" (PDF). INSTAT. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Correspondence table LAU – NUTS 2016, EU-28 and EFTA / available Candidate Countries" (XLS). Eurostat. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Divjaka Karavasta National Park -".
- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6370. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Tatjana Dishnica on the history of the scientific agricultural institutes of Albania" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ ":: T669.net - Hekurudha Shqiptare".
- ^ Siegfried Gruber. "Regional variation in marriage patterns in Albania at the beginning of the 20th century". www-gewi.uni-graz.at. Retrieved 11 June 2014., Seiner's 1918 data mapped here: http://www-gewi.uni-graz.at/seiner/density.html