Lushnjë

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Lushnjë is a city in central Albania known for its agricultural importance and role in the country’s political history.

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Lushnjë canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
administrativeRole seat of Lushnjë Municipality
averageAnnualTemperature about 15 °C
climate Mediterranean climate
continent Europe
coordinateLocation 40.9333°N 19.7000°E
country Albania
countryCallingCode +355
demographics mixed urban and rural population
distanceTo approximately 80 km south of Tirana
economicSector agriculture
food processing industry
elevationAboveSeaLevel 15 metres
hasAgriculturalInstitution agricultural research and extension services
hasRailwayConnection yes
hasSportsTeam KF Lushnja
hasStadium Stadiumi Roza Haxhiu
historicalEvent site of the Congress of Lushnjë in 1920
historicalRegion Myzeqe
inception Ottoman period as an organized settlement
knownFor agricultural production
fertile farmland
olive cultivation
tobacco cultivation
vegetable production
vineyards
languageUsed Tosk Albanian dialect
locatedIn central Albania
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Fier County
Municipality of Lushnjë
locatedOn Shkumbin River basin
linked to: Shkumbin River
nearbyCity Berat
Fier
Rrogozhinë
officialLanguage Albanian
partOf Myzeqe plain
population approximately 30,000 inhabitants
postalCode 9001
region Western Lowlands of Albania
religion predominantly Muslim population
roadConnection SH4 highway
roleInHistory important center in Albanian independence consolidation
temporary political center of Albania in 1920
sports football
subdivisionType municipality center
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
vehicleRegistrationCode FR

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tosk region hasCity Lushnjë
Myzeqe containsCity Lushnjë
Kuçovë hasNearbyCity Lushnjë