Laç
Laç (pronounced [lat͡ʃ]; definite Albanian 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 (soccer) club is KF Laçi.
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| Coordinates: 41°38′7″N 19°42′47″E / 41.63528°N 19.71306°E | |
| Country | Albania |
| County | Lezhë |
| Municipality | Kurbin |
| • Municipal unit | 13.5 km2 (5.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Municipal unit | 17,086 |
| • Municipal unit density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+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.
See also
References
- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). pp. 6373–6374. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ 2011 census results 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Studime filologjike. Akademia e Shkencave e RPSSH, Instituti i Gjuhësisë dje i Letërsisë. 1983. p. 135.
- ^ Caka, Eduart (2019). Defteri i hollësishëm për zonat e dibrës i vitit 1467. Tiranë: Akademia e studimeve albanologjike instituti historisë. p. 21.