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Laç, old factory
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Town · Lezhë County

LaçLaçi

An industrial town and the site of the Saint Anthony pilgrimage church at Shëngjin i Vogël.

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Population (town)
12,854 (2023)
Elevation
40 m

In plain language

Laç is a town with old chemical factories. A church above it draws large pilgrimages, including people of different religions.

Simple explanation

Laç is a town with old chemical factories. A church above it draws large pilgrimages, including people of different religions.

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Gjatë rrugës që të çon në Kishën e Laçit
Gjatë rrugës që të çon në Kishën e Laçit - panoramio (1) Xhevahir Bushpepa · CC BY-SA 3.0
Markt in Laç - Albanien
Markt in Lac - Albanien Usien · CC BY-SA 3.0
Häuser in Laç
Haeuser in Lac 07.08.2012 Usien · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Town · Lezhë

Lezhë

Where the Albanian princes swore their 1444 league, and where Skanderbeg is buried.

Town · Lezhë

Rrëshen

The seat of Mirditë, historic centre of Albania's copper mining region.

Town · Durrës

Fushë-Krujë

The industrial town on the plain below Krujë, and the site of Albania's largest cement works.

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Religion in Albania

Four historic communities — Sunni, Bektashi, Orthodox and Catholic — and a state that banned all of them from 1967 to 1990.

Sources

  • Wikipedia. Laç — English Wikipedia · retrieved 13 Oct 2026
    Used to ground the deep-research section and as a discovery aid; not relied on alone for contested claims.
  • Wikidata. Wikidata item Q18768 · retrieved 13 Oct 2026
    Source of the population, area and elevation figures shown in Quick facts, each with its own observation year.
  • Wikimedia Commons. Photographs · retrieved 13 Oct 2026
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