Lushnja

Overview

Lushnjë ( Albanian : Lushnjë or Lushnja ) is a town of Central-West Albania located at 40.95°N, 19.71°E. It is the center of the District of Lushnjë in the County of Fier and has a population of about 38,000 ( 2003 est.). The town was founded in late medieval time by a Turkish widow called Salushe. She built a restoring point in the way passing from Durrës to Berat . This way the town was born.

In January of 1920 , Lushnjë was a provisional capital of Albania and the place of the Congress of Lushnjë . Chieftains of Albania assembled in town and they declared Tirana first a provisional and then the definitive capital of Albania. The Lushnjë district is known as a main provider of agricultural products to the rest of the country. It is one of very few field districts of mountainous Albania.

History