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Pogradec (Albanian: Pogradec or Pogradeci) is one of the southeastern cities of Albania. It is the capital of the District of Pogradec, in the County of Korçë, located at 40.87°N and 20.70°E with a population of around 30,000 (2005 est). The total area of the district is 725 km². Pogradec alone occupies about 15 km². It is by the famous Lake Ohrid. This city is surrounded by hills on the southern and western side. The lake is in the eastern and northern side of the city. The highway linking to Tirana, Elbasan and Korçë passes through the city. It is located SE of Elbasan, SW of Ohrid in the Republic of Macedonia, NW of Florina in Greece and N of Korçë. The name of the town comes from the Bulgarian language: Подградец = под (under) and градец (град = town). Church in Pogradec, Albania (image under GFDL from Bernard Cloutier used with permission) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Church in Pogradec, Albania (image under GFDL from Bernard Cloutier used with permission) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Look up city, City in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Categories: Albania geography stubs | Districts of Albania ... -1... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lake Ohrid (Macedonian: ÐžÑ…Ñ€Ð¸Ð´ÑÐºÐ¾ Ð•Ð·ÐµÑ€Ð¾, Ohridsko Ezero Albanian: Liqeni i Ohrit) straddles the mountainous border between the southwestern region of the Republic of Macedonia and eastern Albania. ... Nickname: Coordinates: , Country Albania Founded 1614 Elevation 295 ft (90 m) Population (2005 est)[1] - City 585,756 - Metro 700,000 Tirana (Albanian: TiranÃ« or Tirana) is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Albania. ... Elbasan (Albanian: Elbasan or Elbasani) is a city in central Albania. ... KorÃ§Ã« (Albanian: KorÃ§Ã« or KorÃ§a, Greek: ÎšÎ¿ÏÏ…Ï„ÏƒÎ¬ KoritsÃ¡ , Italian: Corizza, South Slavic: ÐšÐ¾Ñ€Ñ‡Ð°, Korcha or ÐšÐ¾Ñ€Ñ‡Ðµ, KorÄe, Aromanian: Curceaua, Turkish: GÃ¶rice) is a major city in south-eastern Albania, located at near the border with Greece. ... City motto : Coordinates Municipality : Ohrid municipality Elevation 695 m Population 55 749 Time zone - Standard - Summer (DST) CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) Founded Area code +389 46 Postal code 6000 Car plates OH Official Website www. ... For an explanation of terms related to Macedonia, see Macedonia (terminology). ... Florina (Greek: Î¦Î»ÏŽÏÎ¹Î½Î±) is a city located in the central part of Florina Prefecture. ... KorÃ§Ã« (Albanian: KorÃ§Ã« or KorÃ§a, Greek: ÎšÎ¿ÏÏ…Ï„ÏƒÎ¬ KoritsÃ¡ , Italian: Corizza, South Slavic: ÐšÐ¾Ñ€Ñ‡Ð°, Korcha or ÐšÐ¾Ñ€Ñ‡Ðµ, KorÄe, Aromanian: Curceaua, Turkish: GÃ¶rice) is a major city in south-eastern Albania, located at near the border with Greece. ... Bulgarian (Ð‘ÑŠÐ»Ð³Ð°Ñ€ÑÐºÐ¸ ÐµÐ·Ð¸Ðº, IPA: ) is an Indo-European language, a member of the Southern branch of the Slavic languages. ...

History

The shores of Lake Lychnidus were inhabited as early as ???. The Illyrian tribe of the Enkelei inhabited the areas near Pogradec. Drilon, the name of the river that flows into the lake near Tushemisht, is mentioned in early texts of antiquity. The hill overlooking Pogradec is the site of old castle ruins dating back to ??. Pogradec was settled or occupied by Macedonian, Roman, Bulgarian, Serbian, Ottoman, French, Greek, Italian, and German armies. The city is Albanian from 1912 on. One of the first Albanian language schools was started in Pogradec. During the Greeko-Italian war in 1940-1941 Pogradec and the areas around were the cut in two by the war front. The town was a favorite summer escape for many communist government officials and particularly Enver Hoxha. The summer residences and the area around them were sealed off from the public.

Art & Culture

Pogradec is well known for its famous writers and poets such as Lasgush Poradeci, Mitrush Kuteli, and lately, Dhimiter Pojanaku, Liri Seitllari, Luan Starova. Their works are a crucial part of Albanian literature. The town is also the home of nationally acclaimed painters like Anastas Kostandini, Gjergji Lako, Gentian Zeka, and Vangjo Vasili. All kinds of sports are practiced in town, especially by the youth. Pogradec has a professional soccer team (currently in the second division) which holds the name Pogradeci. There are several varsity soccer teams mainly composed of high school students. Even volleyball and basketball are played competitively. During the summer, beach volleyball draws the attention of all the residents. Many professional volleyball teams from Albania and other Balkanic countries participate in a championship which lasts about two weeks. Pogradeci team has been awarded the first prize several times. Other sports to mention are swimming and boxing. The boxing team, "Dragoi", is one of the top teams in the nation and has always trained champions. Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... Volleyball is an Olympic sport in which two teams separated by a high net use their hands, arms or (rarely) other parts of their bodies to hit a ball back and forth over the net. ... This article is about the sport. ... This article concentrates on human swimming. ... For other senses of these words, see boxing (disambiguation) or boxer (disambiguation). ...

Pogradec has also a rich folklore. Many songs and dances have been created throughout the years and it seems that their themes are based on the beauty of the lake and the love for nature. Lately, with the initiative of "Pirro Xexi" puppet theatre, the "Puppet Theater Festival" has been taking place in town. The participants vary from national to European level. A European is primarily a person who was born into one of the countries within the continent of Europe. ...

Archaeology

"In the Balkan Eneolithic period there were settlements on piles at the north end of Lake Ohrid by the outflow; at the east end of Lake Malik by the outflow; on one side of Lake Prespa; on the east side of Lake Kastoria; and on one side of Lake Rudnik (Khimadhitis). The later settlements at Malik were not on piles; the level of that Lake was lower throughout the Bronze Age. When Polybius wrote of the account which was used by Strabo 7.327, there were near the Mt Candavia sector of the Via Egnatia 'the lakes near Lychnidus with their own self-supporting factories for pickling fish'. The two lakes which satisfy this description are Lake Ohrid and Lake Prespa. Lake Ohrid (Macedonian: ÐžÑ…Ñ€Ð¸Ð´ÑÐºÐ¾ Ð•Ð·ÐµÑ€Ð¾, Ohridsko Ezero Albanian: Liqeni i Ohrit) straddles the mountainous border between the southwestern region of the Republic of Macedonia and eastern Albania. ... Map Satellite image Prespa is the name of two freshwater lakes in southeast Europe, shared by Greece, Albania, and the Republic of Macedonia. ... Ancient Via Egnatia route Via Egnatia (Greek: Î•Î³Î½Î±Ï„Î¯Î± ÎŸÎ´ÏŒÏ‚) was a road constructed by the Romans around 146 BC. It was named after Gnaeus Egnatius, proconsul of Macedonia, who ordered its construction. ... Map Satellite image Prespa is the name of two freshwater lakes in southeast Europe, shared by Greece, Albania, and the Republic of Macedonia. ...

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Sport

The football (soccer) club is KS Pogradeci. A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Klubi Sportiv Pogradeci is an Albanian football (soccer) club based on Pogradec. ...

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Cities in Albania

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Apollonia in Illyria (modern Albania), known as Apollonia (ÎºÎ±Ï„ Î•ÏÎ¹Î´Î±Î¼Î½Î¿Î½ or Ï€ÏÎ¿Ï‚ Î•ÏÎ¹Î´Î±Î¼Î½Ï‰), was located on the right bank of the Aous, the ruins of which are situated in the Fier region, near the village of Pojan (Pojani), geographically located at 40Â°43â€²N 19Â°28â€²E. It was founded in 588 BCE by... Bajram Curri is a town in Northern Albania on the border with Kosovo. ... Ballsh (Albanian: Ballsh or Ballshi) is the capital city of the southern Albanian District of Mallakastër. ... Berat (Albanian: Berat or Berati, Greek: ) is a town located in south-central Albania at . ... Bilisht is a city of about 5,000 people in east KorÃ§Ã«, Albania. ... Burrel (Albania) Burrel (Albanian: Burrel or Burreli; alternate forms BurelÃ«, Mat) is a city in North-West Albania, 91 km from Tirana. ... 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This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... GjirokastÃ«r, as seen from the Citadel. ... This redirect page has been listed on Redirects for deletion. ... The District of Has (Albanian: Rrethi i Hasit) is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania. ... HimarÃ« (also Albanian: , Greek: ) is a town and a region in southern Albania, opposite the north end of the Greek island of Corfu. ... KavajÃ« (Albanian: KavajÃ« or Kavaja) is a city in western Albania (41. ... KÃ«lcyrÃ« is a small town in southern Albania, situated on a river bank. ... 95. ... Konispol (Albanian: Konispoli) is the southernmost town in Albania. ... Koplik is situated north of Shkodra and is the capital of Malesia e Madhe (Great Highlands) district in the northwestern tip of Albania. ... KorÃ§Ã« (Albanian: KorÃ§Ã« or KorÃ§a, Greek: ÎšÎ¿ÏÏ…Ï„ÏƒÎ¬ KoritsÃ¡ , Italian: Corizza, South Slavic: ÐšÐ¾Ñ€Ñ‡Ð°, Korcha or ÐšÐ¾Ñ€Ñ‡Ðµ, KorÄe, Aromanian: Curceaua, Turkish: GÃ¶rice) is a major city in south-eastern Albania, located at near the border with Greece. ... The castle of Skanderbeg. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... = ... KukÃ«s (Albanian: KukÃ«s or KukÃ«si) is a town in Albania located at 42. ... LaÃ§ or also LaÃ§i is a town in Albania. ... LezhÃ« (Albanian: LezhÃ« or Lezha, Turkish: LeÅŸ) is a city in northwest Albania, in the district and county with the same name. ... Libohava, also spelled LibohovÃ«, is a city in Gjirokaster, Albania. ... Librazhd (Albanian: Librazhd or Librazhdi) is a city in Albania with a population of approximately 11,500 located at 41. ... LushnjÃ« (Albanian: LushnjÃ« (spelling LushÃ±Æ) or Lushnja. ... Maliq is a small city in the KorÃ§Ã« District of western Albania. ... 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Photo of SarandÃ« (By Marc Morell) Syri i KaltÃ«r, or the Azure Eye, is a well known natural cold water spring in SarandÃ«. (By Marc Morell) SarandÃ« (Albanian: Saranda or SarandÃ«, IPA or ; Italian: Santi Quaranta, Forty Saints; Greek: Î†Î³Î¹Î¿Î¹ Î£Î±ÏÎ¬Î½Ï„Î± or Ãgii SarÃ¡nda ), is the capital of the District... SelenicÃ« is a town in Albania. ... ShÃ«ngjin (Albanian for St. ... Shijak is a town of Albania in DurrÃ«s District. ... ÃœskÃ¼dar, a district of Istanbul, was also known as Scutari. ... The town of TepelenÃ« is the principal settlement in the eponymous district. ... Nickname: Coordinates: , Country Albania Founded 1614 Elevation 295 ft (90 m) Population (2005 est)[1] - City 585,756 - Metro 700,000 Tirana (Albanian: TiranÃ« or Tirana) is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Albania. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... 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Coordinates: 40°54′N, 20°39′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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