Lushnja
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Lushnjë Lushnja |
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Coordinates: 40 ° 57 ' N , 19 ° 42' E |
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| Basic data | |||
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| Qark : | Fier | ||
| Municipality : | Lushnja | ||
| Height : | 20 m above sea level A. | ||
| Area : | 372.72 km² | ||
| Bashkia residents : | 83,659 (2011) | ||
| Population density (Bashkia): | 224 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Telephone code : | (+355) 35 | ||
| Postal code : | 9001 | ||
| Politics and administration (as of 2019 ) | |||
| Mayor : | Fatos Tushe ( PS ) | ||
| Website : | |||
| Culture and history | |||
| City foundation : | 15th century | ||
| City Festival : | October 18 | ||
 View of a housing estate, in the foreground the football stadium (2015) |
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Lushnja ( Albanian also Lushnjë [ˈluʃɲə] , German sometimes Luschnja ) is a city in central Albania . It has 31,105 inhabitants (as of 2011).
geography
Lushnja is located on the northeastern edge of the Myzeqe plain, an important agricultural area in Albania. To the northeast of the city begins the rolling hills of the Dumreja , which stretches as far as Cërrik and Kuçova . To the west of the city on the Adriatic coast lies the Karavasta lagoon, which is a national park .
Since the summer of 2015, the surrounding communities in the east of the dissolved Lushnja district have also belonged to the municipality ( bashkia ) . The area covers large parts of the Myzeqe plain and is mainly agricultural. The new municipality has 83,659 inhabitants (as of 2011). Lushnja was merged with the following municipalities:
| Surname | Population (2011) | Community type |
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| Lushnja | 31,105 | Bashkia |
| Allkaj | 4,319 | Komuna |
| Ballagat | 2,461 | Komuna |
| Bubullima | 5,548 | Komuna |
| Dushk | 7,872 | Komuna |
| Fier Shegan | 7,023 | Komuna |
| Golem | 5,243 | Komuna |
| Hysgjokaj | 2,603 | Komuna |
| Karbunara | 4.193 | Komuna |
| Kolonja | 5,728 | Komuna |
| Krutja | 7,564 | Komuna |
The climate is Mediterranean due to the proximity to the coast . The winters are mild and rainy, the summers are very warm and dry.
history
Lushnja has existed as a settlement since the 15th century when the place was called Lusme . In an Ottoman defter from 1431, 100 inhabitants were counted in 15 houses. In 1830 the village was first called Lushnja.
In January 1920, local rulers from all over Albania came together in the centrally located, then still very small village. They gathered for the so-called Lushnja Congress to re-regulate the self-determination of the Albanians over Albania after the First World War . They gave the state a constitution, elected a government and declared Tirana the capital of the state. The building in which the meeting took place is now a museum.
During communist times there were several penal camps and internment villages for politically persecuted people in Myzeqe not far from Lushnja .
In 1970 industrialization began in Lushnja . Manufactories, factories and businesses emerged.
Attractions
The Christian Orthodox Monastery of Ardenica, founded in 1282 and reopened in 1992, is located on a range of hills in the middle of the plain between Lushnja and Fier .
Culture
Cultural institutions
The most important cultural institutions in the city include the “ Vaçe Zela ” cultural center , the puppet theater, the historical museum with a collection from prehistoric and ancient times, the Lushnja Congress museum and the public library with a holdings of 85,000 books.
Cultural occasions
The most important cultural events of the city, which take place every year in Lushnja, include the day of the historical congress of Lushnja on January 21, the day of the balloons on April 21, the honorary citizenship festival on April 22, the opening of the tourist season on April 25 June, the day without my car on September 20th and the day of the liberation of the city of Lushnja on October 18th. The month of October is also dedicated to literature. Various lectures, reading groups and literary events take place.
Sports
The local soccer club KS Lushnja has been playing in the second highest league since the 2013/14 season . The club plays its home games in the "Roza Haxhiu" stadium.
politics
legislative branch
The Lushnja Bashkia Council has 41 members: 14 from the Socialist Party , ten from the Democratic Party , nine from the Socialist Movement for Integration and eight from smaller parties.
executive
Since 2011 is Fatos Tushe ( PS ) mayor of the city.
Judiciary
In Lushnja the district court (alb. Gjykata e Rrethit Gjyqësor të Lushnjës ) has its official seat for the first instance .
traffic
Lushnja is on the national north-south route. In Lushnja, the national road to Berat branches off from the national road SH4 (Durrës – Greece) . Since 2006, the SH4 from Durrës has been expanded as an expressway and bypasses Lushnja in a large arc in the southwest. In 2008 the separate road was expanded to Fier.
The Albanian Railway has been running a through station in the city since 1968, where trains currently run twice a day: once in the direction of Vlora and once in the direction of Durrës .
Personalities
- Margarita Xhepa (born 1932), actress
- Lenka Çuko (* 1938), politician
- Vaçe Zela (1939–2014), folk singer
- Gëzim Hajdari (* 1957), poet, essayist, translator and narrator
- Shpendi "Noé" Sollaku (* 1957), writer
- Gazmend Kapllani (* 1967), writer
- Elini Dimoutsos (* 1988), Greek football player
- Rey Manaj (* 1997), Albanian football player
Web links
- Official website of Bashkia Lushnja (Albanian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Ines Nurja: Censusi i popullsisë dhe banesave / Population and Housing Census - Fier 2011 . Results Kryesore / Main Results. Ed .: INSTAT . Pjesa / Part 1. Adel Print, Tirana 2013 ( instat.gov.al [PDF; accessed April 14, 2019]).
- ↑ Niko Ferro: Historia e Qytetit: Lashtësia e qytetit të Lushnjës. Bashkia Lushnja website, accessed on February 27, 2018 (Albanian, History of the City: City and Surroundings of Lushnja).
- ↑ Sabine Adler : 100 Years of the October Revolution - The Unknown Victims of Communism in Albania. In: Deutschlandfunk broadcast “Background”. November 1, 2017, archived from the original on February 27, 2018 ; accessed on November 2, 2017 .
