Librazhd (Librazhdi) is a town and a municipality in Elbasan County, southeast Albania. The municipality was reformed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Hotolisht, Librazhd, Lunik, Orenjë, Polis, Qendër Librazhd and Stëblevë, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Librazhd.
Librazhd is the nearest town to the Shebenik National Park.
History
Librazhd (
Liburazhda) is attested in the
Ottoman Empire defter of 1467 as a village belonging to the
timar of Karagöz in the
vilayet of Çermeniça. The settlement had a total of 33 households, represented by the following household heads:
Ilia Berishi,
Pop Mihali,
Gjergj Vaskuqi,
Ivo Stajo,
Nikolla Todini,
Miho Gjirgashi,
Todor Sqavi,
Mihal Arassi (
Arrasi),
Gjurko Papa Sedani (possibly,
Papasdani),
Gjergj Arassi,
Gjergj Gjonjo (possibly,
Gjonevi),
Miladin Simko,
Dimitri Gjinko,
Todor Kalini,
Petër Simko,
Ivo Nikoto,
Pop Nikolla,
Todorec Nikoto,
Stan Mali,
Dimitri Kozmo,
Petko Stajko,
Stajo son of
Semini,
Gjin Franku,
Bogdo Kalini,
Frank Radoslani,
Gjon Prokopi,
Petër Rado,
Gjon Birko,
Simo Birko,
Stan Kaliqi,
Pejko Stajo,
Miho Makini (possibly,
Magjini),
Gjergj Budisha,
Manec Berishi,
Dimitri Kostovi,
Gjoni son of
Rado,
Dimitri son of
Miho,
Dimitri son of
Aleko, and
Nenada son of
Niko.
Librazhd was one of the newest cities in Albania and was proclaimed as such on 18 February 1960.
Transportation
Trains
There is no train line that can go to or from Librazhd. Elbasan-Pogradec extension has been closed.
Highways
The only main road in Librazhd is the SH 3 (, ) that starts in
Tirana and ends in Korçë and passes by Librazhd.
Sports
The football club
KF Sopoti, a team founded in 1948, is based in Librazhd. The team plays its home matches at
Sopoti Stadium, built in 1964 and capable of accommodating 3,000 spectators. While participating in the Albanian Second Division group A, the team faced challenges with the outdated stadium during the 2017-18 season. However, the stadium has undergone renovations since then.
Notable residents
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