Coordinates: 41°47′N, 19°38′E

Lezhë
Modern Lezhë
Lezhë
Coordinates: 41°47′N 19°38′E / 41.783, 19.633
Country	Albania
County	Lezhë County
District	Lezhë District
Founded
Population (2004)
- Total	17,000
Time zone	Central European Time (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s)	215
Car Plates	LE

Lezhë (Albanian: Lezhë or Lezha) is a city in northwest Albania, in the district and county with the same name. It is located at 41.79°N 19.65°E and has a population of about 17,000 (2004 est).

History

Lissus in antiquity

Lezhë was also known as Alessio. The city was founded by Dionysius I of Syracuse as Lissos (Ancient Greek: Λισσός) and it was known in Illyricum as Lissus ^[1].

Lezhë was the site of the League of Lezhë in 1444 where Gjergj Kastriot Skanderbeg united the Albanian princes in the fight against the Ottoman Empire. Skanderbeg was buried in the cathedral of Lezhë which was dedicated to Saint Nicholas.

Sport

The football (soccer) club is KS Besëlidhja Lezhë.

See also

• List of cities in Albania
• Drin River
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Lezhë

References

External links

• ALBoZONE: Cities of Albania

Photo galleries

Photo annotations in Albanian

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