Librazhd
Librazhd | |
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Municipality | |
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Country | ![]() |
County | Elbasan |
Government | |
• Mayor | Kastriot Gurra (SP) |
Area | |
• Municipality | 793.36 km2 (306.32 sq mi) |
Elevation | 249 m (817 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Municipality | 31,892 |
• Municipality density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
• Administrative Unit | 6,937 |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Postal Code | 3401-3402 |
Area Code | 0514 |
Vehicle registration | LB |
Website | www |
Librazhd is a town and a municipality in Elbasan County, eastern Albania. The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Hotolisht, Librazhd, Lunik, Orenjë, Polis, Qendër Librazhd and Stëblevë, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Librazhd.[1] The total population is 31,892 (2011 census), in a total area of 793.36 km2.[2] The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 6,937.[3] Librazhd is the nearest town to the Shebenik-Jabllanice National Park.
History
During World War II two battalions of the National Liberation Movement ambushed defeated Nazi Germany troops near Librazhd killing over 200 German soldiers.[4]
Sports
Librazhd's football club is Sopoti Librazhd. KF Sopoti Librazhd was founded in 1948 and its home ground is Sopoti Stadium which seats 3,000. The team is currently playing in the Albanian First Division( Kategoria e Pare) in Group B.
References
- ↑ Law nr. 115/2014
- ↑ Interactive map administrative territorial reform
- ↑ 2011 census results
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
See also
External links
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for [[Wikivoyage:Librazhd#Lua error in Module:Wikidata at line 863: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).|Librazhd]]. |