Laç

Laç (pronounced [lat͡ʃ]; definite form: Laçi) is a town and a former municipality in Lezhë County, northwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision and the seat of the municipality Kurbin.[1] It was the administrative center of the former Kurbin District. The population at the 2011 census was 17,086.[2] Its associated football club is KF Laçi.

"Laçi" redirects here. For the Albanian patriot, see Vasil Laçi.
Laç
Municipal unit
From the top, View of Laç, Apartment Buildings, Laç Market
Laç is located in Albania
Laç
Laç
Coordinates: 41°38′7″N 19°42′47″E
Country Albania
CountyLezhë
MunicipalityKurbin
 • Municipal unit13.5 km2 (5.2 sq mi)
Elevation
27 m (89 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Municipal unit
17,086
 • Municipal unit density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code
4701-4703
Area Code(0)53

Laç is served by Laç Railway Station.

Name

Laç means swampy land in Albanian. Similar toponyms in Albania are Laç-Bruç, Kodër-Laç, Përroi i Laçit, Fushë-Laç etc.[3]

Demographic history

Laç is recorded in the Ottoman defter of 1467 as a hass-ı mir-liva property in the vilayet of Kurbin. The settlement had only four households which were represented by the following household heads: Pal Suma, Nikolla Smaka, Gjergj Marku, and Tanush Znishi.[4]

Church of St. Anthony

Known as "Kisha e Laçit" or "Kisha e Shna Ndout" in Albanian, this church is dedicated to St Anthony of Padua.

Notable people

See also

References
  1. "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). pp. 6373–6374. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. 2011 census results Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Studime filologjike. Akademia e Shkencave e RPSSH, Instituti i Gjuhësisë dje i Letërsisë. 1983. p. 135.
  4. Caka, Eduart (2019). Defteri i hollësishëm për zonat e dibrës i vitit 1467. Tiranë: Akademia e studimeve albanologjike instituti historisë. p. 21.


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