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The city hall of Lushnjë, Albania
Pasztilla aka Attila Terbócs · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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LushnjëLushnja

An agricultural centre on the Myzeqe plain, and the site of the 1920 congress that saved Albanian statehood.

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Congress of Lushnjë
January 1920 — chose Tirana as capital
Population (town)
22,400 (2023)
Area
373 km²
Elevation
17 m

In plain language

Lushnjë is a farming town on Albania's biggest flat plain. In 1920 politicians met here and decided to keep Albania independent and move the capital to Tirana.

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Lushnjë is a farming town on Albania's biggest flat plain. In 1920 politicians met here and decided to keep Albania independent and move the capital to Tirana.

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The Congress of Lushnjë Museum in Lushnjë, Albania
Lushnjë, Albania 2019 02 – Congress of Lushnjë Museum Pasztilla aka Attila Terbócs · CC BY-SA 4.0
Lushnjë, Albania
Lushnjë, Albania 2019 16 – Toka Jonë monument Pasztilla aka Attila Terbócs · CC BY-SA 4.0
Lushnjë, Albania 2019 19 – Art Center, Albania
Lushnjë, Albania 2019 19 – Art Center Pasztilla aka Attila Terbócs · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Historic site · Fier

Apollonia

A Corinthian colony that became a Roman university town — Octavian was studying here when Caesar was killed.

Historic site · Fier

Ardenica Monastery

A hilltop monastery on the Myzeqe plain where, by tradition, Skanderbeg was married in 1451.

City · Fier

Fier

The service town of the oil and farming plain, next to the ruins of Apollonia.

Lake · Fier

Karavasta Lagoon

The largest lagoon in Albania and the western Balkans' main breeding site for the Dalmatian pelican.

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Belsh

A hill town surrounded by more than eighty small lakes and extensive olive groves.

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Divjakë

The town beside the Karavasta lagoon and the pine forest of the national park.

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Historical period

The Zog Years

From the Congress of Lushnjë to a republic, then a monarchy, under Ahmet Zogu.

Industry

Agriculture in Albania

A large share of employment on very small holdings — the legacy of the 1991 land redistribution.

Sources

  • Wikipedia. Lushnjë — 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 Q212680 · 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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